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Enrollment Analysis: Hawaiian students comprised less than 0.1% of Hillsdale County's student body in 2023-24 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 was one Hawaiian student enrolled in Hillsdale County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as 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. Comprising only less than 0.1% of the student body, the Hawaiian community is one of the least represented ethnicities within Hillsdale County schools.

Hillsdale High School was the only school in Hillsdale County that enrolled Hawaiian students in the 2023-24 school year.

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 Hillsdale County in 2023-24 School Year

White [92.6%]Ethnicities < 5% [7.4%]

Enrollment Demographics in Hillsdale County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of Hawaiian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Hillsdale High School0.3385
Reading High School0303
Pittsford Area High School0218
Litchfield Elementary School0105
Camden-Frontier K-12 School0477
Pittsford Area Elementary School0161
Reynolds Elementary School0398
Will Carleton Charter School Academy0282
Davis Middle School0368
Gier Elementary School0436
Waldron Area Schools0222
Jonesville Pathways074
North Adams-Jerome Middle-High School0181
Williams Elementary School0557
Greenfield School049
North Adams-Jerome Elementary School0167
Jonesville Middle School0300
Jonesville High School0339
Litchfield High School0135
Horizon Alternative School036
Hillsdale Preparatory School054
Bailey Early Childhood Center030

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