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Jackson County Education: 49 American Indian students were enrolled in 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 49 American Indian students enrolled in Jackson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 16.9% less 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, American Indian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 62 schools in Jackson County, Hunt Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of four 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 American Indian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Hunt Elementary School1.2347
Jackson High School0.31,056
Western High School0.4846
Cascades Elementary School0.7447
Middle School at Parkside0.4766
Ezra Eby Elementary School0.5559
Grass Lake High School0.8366
Western Middle School0.5586
Paragon Charter Academy0.3620
Northwest Early Elementary School0.2869
Northeast Elementary School0.4481
South Central Michigan Virtual0.5411
Springport High School0.7303
Northwest Kidder Middle School0.1790
Northwest High School0.1972
Northwest Elementary School0.1778
Dibble Elementary School0.4281
Columbia Central High School0.2654
Springport Elementary School0.2476
Vandercook Lake High School0.3308
Woodville Community Center0.7143
Parma Elementary School0.3395
Concord Elementary School0.3290
George Long Elementary School0.2638
Hanover-Horton Elementary School0.2498
Napoleon Middle School0.3292
Northwest Alternative High School0.7151
Sharp Park Academy0276
Bean Elementary School0402
Jackson Preparatory & Early College0287
Michigan Center Junior/Senior High School0580
East Jackson Secondary School0364
Warner Elementary School0385
Springport Middle School0231
Lyle A. Torrant Center0234
East Jackson Elementary School0366
Da Vinci Institute (6-12)0383
Townsend Elementary School0334
Keicher Elementary School0402
Jackson Intermediate School District Local Based Special Education Programs0232
Concord High School0215
Columbia Upper Elementary School0420
Columbia Elementary School0323
Napoleon High School0365
Concord Middle School0124
Grass Lake Middle School0311
Arnold Elementary School0334
Hanover-Horton High School0304
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

Way East JacksonHanover-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 SchoolGrass Lake Middle SchoolNapoleon 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 SchoolNorthwest 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 ProgramsConcord 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 School

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