South Michigan News

There were 169 multiracial students enrolled in Hillsdale County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 9% more 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, multiracial students comprised 3.2% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Hillsdale County, Gier Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 20 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Gier Elementary School	4.6	436
Davis Middle School	4.3	368
Williams Elementary School	2.7	557
Pittsford Area High School	6.9	218
Reynolds Elementary School	3	398
Hillsdale High School	3.1	385
Jonesville Middle School	3.7	300
Litchfield High School	6.7	135
Camden-Frontier K-12 School	1.7	477
North Adams-Jerome Middle-High School	4.4	181
Jonesville High School	2.1	339
Pittsford Area Elementary School	3.7	161
Will Carleton Charter School Academy	1.8	282
Waldron Area Schools	2.3	222
North Adams-Jerome Elementary School	3	167
Reading High School	1	303
Jonesville Pathways	4.1	74
Hillsdale Preparatory School	5.6	54
Bailey Early Childhood Center	10	30
Litchfield Elementary School	1.9	105
Greenfield School	2	49
Horizon Alternative School	0	36