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Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 0.9% of Jackson County's student body 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 201 Asian students enrolled in Jackson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% 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, 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

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 Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Paragon Charter Academy7.1620
Jackson High School2.51,056
Western High School1.9846
Cascades Elementary School2.9447
Middle School at Parkside1.3766
Sharp Park Academy3.3276
Northwest Kidder Middle School1790
Northwest High School0.7972
Northwest Elementary School0.8778
Bean Elementary School1.5402
Dibble Elementary School2.1281
Northwest Early Elementary School0.5869
Jackson Preparatory & Early College1.4287
Michigan Center Junior/Senior High School0.7580
Northeast Elementary School0.6481
Columbia Central High School0.5654
South Central Michigan Virtual0.7411
Springport Elementary School0.6476
Ezra Eby Elementary School0.4559
East Jackson Secondary School0.5364
Warner Elementary School0.5385
Grass Lake High School0.5366
Springport Middle School0.9231
Lyle A. Torrant Center0.9234
Hunt Elementary School0.3347
East Jackson Elementary School0.3366
Western Middle School0.2586
Da Vinci Institute (6-12)0.3383
Townsend Elementary School0.3334
Keicher Elementary School0.2402
Jackson Intermediate School District Local Based Special Education Programs0.4232
Concord High School0.5215
Vandercook Lake High School0.3308
Columbia Upper Elementary School0.2420
Columbia Elementary School0.3323
Napoleon High School0.3365
Concord Middle School0.8124
Woodville Community Center0.7143
Parma Elementary School0395
Concord Elementary School0290
George Long Elementary School0638
Hanover-Horton Elementary School0498
Grass Lake Middle School0311
Napoleon Middle School0292
Springport High School0303
Arnold Elementary School0334
Hanover-Horton High School0304
Northwest Alternative High School0151
Hanover-Horton Middle School0221
JPS Montessori Center0139
Jackson Pathways0110
Da Vinci Institute (K-5)0106
Columbia Alternative Education088
Fourth Street Learning Center042
John R. Lewis Elementary School0130
Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy058
Ackerson Lake Community Education0105
Youth Home Jackson ISD012
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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