MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
Data showed that Jackson County welcomed 22,291 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 74.6% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 62 schools in Jackson County, Northwest High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 788 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.
Ethnicities in Jackson County in 2022-23 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Jackson County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
| School name | % of white students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Northwest High School | 81.1 | 972 |
| Western High School | 86.3 | 846 |
| Northwest Early Elementary School | 78 | 869 |
| Northwest Kidder Middle School | 77.6 | 790 |
| George Long Elementary School | 92.9 | 638 |
| Northwest Elementary School | 76 | 778 |
| Columbia Central High School | 88.1 | 654 |
| Michigan Center Junior/Senior High School | 88.1 | 580 |
| Western Middle School | 84.6 | 586 |
| Ezra Eby Elementary School | 88.2 | 559 |
| Hanover-Horton Elementary School | 92.8 | 498 |
| Jackson High School | 42.1 | 1,056 |
| Springport Elementary School | 87.6 | 476 |
| Columbia Upper Elementary School | 89.8 | 420 |
| Keicher Elementary School | 87.1 | 402 |
| Napoleon High School | 94.2 | 365 |
| Bean Elementary School | 84.6 | 402 |
| Grass Lake High School | 92.9 | 366 |
| Parma Elementary School | 85.6 | 395 |
| Warner Elementary School | 86 | 385 |
| Middle School at Parkside | 42.6 | 766 |
| Columbia Elementary School | 91 | 323 |
| Arnold Elementary School | 87.4 | 334 |
| Paragon Charter Academy | 47.1 | 620 |
| East Jackson Secondary School | 79.1 | 364 |
| Hanover-Horton High School | 93.8 | 304 |
| Grass Lake Middle School | 90.7 | 311 |
| Da Vinci Institute (6-12) | 72.8 | 383 |
| Springport High School | 88.8 | 303 |
| Townsend Elementary School | 79.9 | 334 |
| Napoleon Middle School | 91.1 | 292 |
| East Jackson Elementary School | 72.1 | 366 |
| South Central Michigan Virtual | 61.1 | 411 |
| Vandercook Lake High School | 80.2 | 308 |
| Concord Elementary School | 74.1 | 290 |
| Northeast Elementary School | 42.4 | 481 |
| Springport Middle School | 87.9 | 231 |
| Hanover-Horton Middle School | 91.4 | 221 |
| Lyle A. Torrant Center | 83.8 | 234 |
| Jackson Preparatory & Early College | 65.2 | 287 |
| Jackson Intermediate School District Local Based Special Education Programs | 72 | 232 |
| Concord High School | 75.3 | 215 |
| Sharp Park Academy | 54.7 | 276 |
| Dibble Elementary School | 53.4 | 281 |
| Cascades Elementary School | 30.4 | 447 |
| Hunt Elementary School | 34.6 | 347 |
| Woodville Community Center | 83.9 | 143 |
| Northwest Alternative High School | 72.8 | 151 |
| Ackerson Lake Community Education | 94.3 | 105 |
| Concord Middle School | 74.2 | 124 |
| Columbia Alternative Education | 88.6 | 88 |
| Da Vinci Institute (K-5) | 66 | 106 |
| JPS Montessori Center | 44.6 | 139 |
| Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy | 86.2 | 58 |
| John R. Lewis Elementary School | 33.1 | 130 |
| WAY East Jackson | 79.2 | 48 |
| Jackson Pathways | 33.6 | 110 |
| Fourth Street Learning Center | 23.8 | 42 |
| Francis Street Primary School | 32.3 | 31 |
| Youth Home Jackson ISD | 41.7 | 12 |
| Cotton Correctional Facility | 40 | 5 |
| Parnall Correctional Facility | 100 | 1 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Concord Elementary School• Sharp Park Academy• Columbia Central High School• Columbia Elementary School• Michigan Center Junior Senior High School• Hanover-Horton Middle School• Bean Elementary School• Northwest Alternative High School• Parma Elementary School• Napoleon High School• Concord Middle School• Cascades School• Springport Middle School• Middle School At Parkside• East Jackson High School• Jackson Isd Local Based Special Educational Programs• Northwest Elementary School• Springport Elementary School• Hanover-Horton High School• Parnall Correctional Facility• Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy• Jackson Preparatory & Early College• Townsend Elementary School• Cotton Correctional Facility• Columbia Alternative Educational• Western High School• Arnold Elementary School• Dibble Elementary School• Northwest High School• Ezra Eby Elementary School• Jackson High School• Grass Lake Middle School• Hanover-Horton Elementary School• Woodville Community Center• George Long Elementary School• East Jackson Elementary• Francis Street Primary School• Keicher Elementary School• Concord High School• Jps Montessori Center• Vandercook Lake High School• Warner Elementary School• South Central Michigan Virtual• Lyle A. Torrant Center• Paragon Charter Academy• Da Vinci Institute (k-8)• Grass Lake High School• Way East Jackson• Napoleon Middle School• Youth Home- Jackson Isd• Northeast Elementary School• Michigan State Board Of Education• Ackerson Lake Community Educational• Hunt Elementary School• Columbia Middle School• Da Vinci Institute (9-12)• Fourth Street Learning Center• Western Middle School• Springport High School• Jackson Pathways• John R. Lewis Elementary School• R.w. Kidder Middle School
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