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1,300 Hispanic students enrolled in Jackson County schools in 2022-23 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

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

There were 1,300 Hispanic students enrolled in Jackson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.6% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Jackson County welcomed 22,291 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 5.8% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 62 schools in Jackson County, Jackson High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 100 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

White [74.6%]African American [9.3%]Multiracial [9%]Hispanic [5.8%]Ethnicities < 5% [1.3%]

Enrollment Demographics in Jackson County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Jackson High School9.51,056
Northwest Early Elementary School7.2869
Northwest High School6.5972
Northwest Elementary School7.2778
Northeast Elementary School11.4481
Paragon Charter Academy8.7620
Middle School at Parkside6.5766
Northwest Kidder Middle School6.3790
Hunt Elementary School10.7347
Western High School4.4846
Cascades Elementary School7.8447
Columbia Central High School5654
East Jackson Elementary School7.9366
Jackson Preparatory & Early College10.1287
South Central Michigan Virtual6.8411
Western Middle School4.8586
Ezra Eby Elementary School4.3559
Da Vinci Institute (6-12)6.3383
Springport Elementary School5476
Parma Elementary School5.8395
East Jackson Secondary School6.3364
Concord Elementary School7.6290
George Long Elementary School3.3638
Bean Elementary School5402
Michigan Center Junior/Senior High School3.3580
Townsend Elementary School5.4334
Keicher Elementary School4.5402
Hanover-Horton Elementary School3.6498
Grass Lake Middle School5.8311
Jackson Intermediate School District Local Based Special Education Programs7.3232
Concord High School7.9215
Vandercook Lake High School5.2308
Warner Elementary School4.2385
Grass Lake High School4.4366
Dibble Elementary School5.3281
Napoleon Middle School5.1292
Columbia Upper Elementary School3.3420
Springport High School4.6303
Arnold Elementary School3.6334
Columbia Elementary School3.7323
Hanover-Horton High School3.9304
Sharp Park Academy4276
Northwest Alternative High School7.3151
Hanover-Horton Middle School4.5221
Napoleon High School2.7365
Springport Middle School3.9231
JPS Montessori Center5.8139
Jackson Pathways6.4110
Da Vinci Institute (K-5)5.7106
Lyle A. Torrant Center2.6234
Concord Middle School4.8124
Woodville Community Center4.2143
Columbia Alternative Education5.788
Fourth Street Learning Center9.542
John R. Lewis Elementary School2.3130
Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy1.758
Ackerson Lake Community Education1105
Youth Home Jackson ISD8.312
WAY East Jackson048
Francis Street Primary School031
Cotton Correctional Facility05
Parnall Correctional Facility01

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Concord Elementary SchoolSharp Park AcademyColumbia Central High SchoolColumbia Elementary SchoolMichigan Center Junior Senior High SchoolHanover-Horton Middle SchoolBean Elementary SchoolNorthwest Alternative High SchoolParma Elementary SchoolNapoleon High SchoolConcord Middle SchoolCascades SchoolSpringport Middle SchoolMiddle School At ParksideEast Jackson High SchoolJackson Isd Local Based Special Educational ProgramsNorthwest Elementary SchoolSpringport Elementary SchoolHanover-Horton High SchoolParnall Correctional FacilityVandercook Lake Virtual AcademyJackson Preparatory & Early CollegeTownsend Elementary SchoolCotton Correctional FacilityColumbia Alternative EducationalWestern High SchoolArnold Elementary SchoolDibble Elementary SchoolNorthwest High SchoolEzra Eby Elementary SchoolJackson High SchoolGrass Lake Middle SchoolHanover-Horton Elementary SchoolWoodville Community CenterGeorge Long Elementary SchoolEast Jackson ElementaryFrancis Street Primary SchoolKeicher Elementary SchoolConcord High SchoolJps Montessori CenterVandercook Lake High SchoolWarner Elementary SchoolSouth Central Michigan VirtualLyle A. Torrant CenterParagon Charter AcademyDa Vinci Institute (k-8)Grass Lake High SchoolWay East JacksonNapoleon Middle SchoolYouth Home- Jackson IsdNortheast Elementary SchoolMichigan State Board Of EducationAckerson Lake Community EducationalHunt Elementary SchoolColumbia Middle SchoolDa Vinci Institute (9-12)Fourth Street Learning CenterWestern Middle SchoolSpringport High SchoolJackson PathwaysJohn R. Lewis Elementary SchoolR.w. Kidder Middle School

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