South Michigan News

There were 5,277 students enrolled in Hillsdale County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.3% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.8% of the county student body, while the other 48.2% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 92.6% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Hillsdale County schools, followed by 3.2% of multiracial students, 3.1% of Hispanic students, 0.5% of African American students, 0.3% of Asian students, 0.2% of American Indian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Williams Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Hillsdale County's 23 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 557 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.

School name	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Williams Elementary School	549	557	1.5
Camden-Frontier K-12 School	452	477	5.5
Gier Elementary School	454	436	-4
Reynolds Elementary School	387	398	2.8
Hillsdale High School	400	385	-3.7
Davis Middle School	359	368	2.5
Jonesville High School	367	339	-7.6
Reading High School	309	303	-1.9
Jonesville Middle School	278	300	7.9
Will Carleton Charter School Academy	283	282	-0.4
Waldron Area Schools	261	222	-14.9
Pittsford Area High School	198	218	10.1
North Adams-Jerome Middle-High School	200	181	-9.5
North Adams-Jerome Elementary School	176	167	-5.1
Pittsford Area Elementary School	158	161	1.9
Litchfield High School	131	135	3.1
Litchfield Elementary School	120	105	-12.5
Jonesville Pathways	79	74	-6.3
Hillsdale Preparatory School	88	54	-38.6
Greenfield School	43	49	14
Horizon Alternative School	30	36	20
Bailey Early Childhood Center	25	30	20