South Michigan News

There were 20 Asian students enrolled in Hillsdale County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.3% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Hillsdale County welcomed 5,347 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Hillsdale County, Will Carleton Charter School Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of six students.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Will Carleton Charter School Academy	2.1	283
Hillsdale High School	0.5	400
Davis Middle School	0.6	359
Gier Elementary School	0.4	454
Litchfield Elementary School	1.7	120
North Adams-Jerome Middle-High School	1	200
Jonesville Pathways	2.5	79
Litchfield High School	0.8	131
Jonesville High School	0.3	367
Pittsford Area High School	0	198
Waldron Area Schools	0	261
Reading High School	0	309
Williams Elementary School	0	549
Camden-Frontier K-12 School	0	452
North Adams-Jerome Elementary School	0	176
Pittsford Area Elementary School	0	158
Horizon Alternative School	0	30
Jonesville Middle School	0	278
Reynolds Elementary School	0	387
Hillsdale Preparatory School	0	88
Greenfield School	0	43
Bailey Early Childhood Center	0	25