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, Asian students comprised 0.9% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 62 schools in Jackson County, Paragon Charter Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 44 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 Asian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Paragon Charter Academy | 7.1 | 620 |
| Jackson High School | 2.5 | 1,056 |
| Western High School | 1.9 | 846 |
| Cascades Elementary School | 2.9 | 447 |
| Middle School at Parkside | 1.3 | 766 |
| Sharp Park Academy | 3.3 | 276 |
| Northwest Kidder Middle School | 1 | 790 |
| Northwest High School | 0.7 | 972 |
| Northwest Elementary School | 0.8 | 778 |
| Bean Elementary School | 1.5 | 402 |
| Dibble Elementary School | 2.1 | 281 |
| Northwest Early Elementary School | 0.5 | 869 |
| Jackson Preparatory & Early College | 1.4 | 287 |
| Michigan Center Junior/Senior High School | 0.7 | 580 |
| Northeast Elementary School | 0.6 | 481 |
| Columbia Central High School | 0.5 | 654 |
| South Central Michigan Virtual | 0.7 | 411 |
| Springport Elementary School | 0.6 | 476 |
| Ezra Eby Elementary School | 0.4 | 559 |
| East Jackson Secondary School | 0.5 | 364 |
| Warner Elementary School | 0.5 | 385 |
| Grass Lake High School | 0.5 | 366 |
| Springport Middle School | 0.9 | 231 |
| Lyle A. Torrant Center | 0.9 | 234 |
| Hunt Elementary School | 0.3 | 347 |
| East Jackson Elementary School | 0.3 | 366 |
| Western Middle School | 0.2 | 586 |
| Da Vinci Institute (6-12) | 0.3 | 383 |
| Townsend Elementary School | 0.3 | 334 |
| Keicher Elementary School | 0.2 | 402 |
| Jackson Intermediate School District Local Based Special Education Programs | 0.4 | 232 |
| Concord High School | 0.5 | 215 |
| Vandercook Lake High School | 0.3 | 308 |
| Columbia Upper Elementary School | 0.2 | 420 |
| Columbia Elementary School | 0.3 | 323 |
| Napoleon High School | 0.3 | 365 |
| Concord Middle School | 0.8 | 124 |
| Woodville Community Center | 0.7 | 143 |
| Parma Elementary School | 0 | 395 |
| Concord Elementary School | 0 | 290 |
| George Long Elementary School | 0 | 638 |
| Hanover-Horton Elementary School | 0 | 498 |
| Grass Lake Middle School | 0 | 311 |
| Napoleon Middle School | 0 | 292 |
| Springport High School | 0 | 303 |
| Arnold Elementary School | 0 | 334 |
| Hanover-Horton High School | 0 | 304 |
| Northwest Alternative High School | 0 | 151 |
| Hanover-Horton Middle School | 0 | 221 |
| JPS Montessori Center | 0 | 139 |
| Jackson Pathways | 0 | 110 |
| Da Vinci Institute (K-5) | 0 | 106 |
| Columbia Alternative Education | 0 | 88 |
| Fourth Street Learning Center | 0 | 42 |
| John R. Lewis Elementary School | 0 | 130 |
| Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy | 0 | 58 |
| Ackerson Lake Community Education | 0 | 105 |
| Youth Home Jackson ISD | 0 | 12 |
| WAY East Jackson | 0 | 48 |
| Francis Street Primary School | 0 | 31 |
| Cotton Correctional Facility | 0 | 5 |
| Parnall Correctional Facility | 0 | 1 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Way East Jackson• 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• Grass Lake Middle School• 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• Northwest 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• Concord 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
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