South Michigan News

There were 4,885 white students enrolled in Hillsdale County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Hillsdale County welcomed 5,277 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 92.6% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Hillsdale County, Williams Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 511 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	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Williams Elementary School	91.7	557
Camden-Frontier K-12 School	95	477
Gier Elementary School	92	436
Reynolds Elementary School	95.7	398
Hillsdale High School	90.1	385
Davis Middle School	90.2	368
Jonesville High School	95	339
Reading High School	95	303
Jonesville Middle School	92	300
Will Carleton Charter School Academy	93.3	282
Waldron Area Schools	93.2	222
Pittsford Area High School	88.5	218
North Adams-Jerome Middle-High School	92.3	181
North Adams-Jerome Elementary School	95.8	167
Pittsford Area Elementary School	94.4	161
Litchfield High School	90.4	135
Litchfield Elementary School	92.4	105
Jonesville Pathways	85.1	74
Hillsdale Preparatory School	90.7	54
Greenfield School	89.8	49
Horizon Alternative School	88.9	36
Bailey Early Childhood Center	83.3	30