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
Data showed that Jackson County welcomed 21,917 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 73.9% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 61 schools in Jackson County, Northwest High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 769 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 2023-24 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Jackson County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
| School name | % of white students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Northwest High School | 80.6 | 954 |
| Western High School | 85 | 799 |
| Northwest Early Elementary School | 78.6 | 849 |
| Northwest Elementary School | 78.7 | 757 |
| Northwest Kidder Middle School | 76.5 | 779 |
| George Long Elementary School | 91.8 | 634 |
| Michigan Center Junior/Senior High School | 86.1 | 642 |
| Columbia Central High School | 88 | 624 |
| Western Middle School | 86.1 | 595 |
| Ezra Eby Elementary School | 89.3 | 543 |
| Hanover-Horton Elementary School | 93 | 471 |
| Jackson High School | 41.4 | 1,027 |
| Springport Elementary School | 89.5 | 457 |
| Columbia Upper Elementary School | 89.8 | 431 |
| Grass Lake High School | 92.9 | 392 |
| Keicher Elementary School | 86.7 | 392 |
| Parma Elementary School | 85.9 | 390 |
| Bean Elementary School | 83.9 | 398 |
| Napoleon High School | 93.8 | 355 |
| Warner Elementary School | 84 | 381 |
| Middle School at Parkside | 40.4 | 759 |
| Arnold Elementary School | 87.7 | 325 |
| East Jackson Secondary School | 76.4 | 373 |
| Grass Lake Middle School | 91.2 | 307 |
| Hanover-Horton High School | 92.3 | 300 |
| Townsend Elementary School | 76.7 | 360 |
| Columbia Elementary School | 91.8 | 291 |
| Napoleon Middle School | 89.9 | 296 |
| Paragon Charter Academy | 44 | 604 |
| South Central Michigan Virtual | 59.2 | 426 |
| Da Vinci Institute (6-12) | 70.4 | 355 |
| Springport High School | 87.8 | 271 |
| Concord Elementary School | 76.6 | 304 |
| East Jackson Elementary School | 69.8 | 325 |
| Vandercook Lake High School | 76.9 | 294 |
| Hanover-Horton Middle School | 93.2 | 234 |
| Northeast Elementary School | 39.6 | 502 |
| Lyle A. Torrant Center | 81.1 | 238 |
| Springport Middle School | 86.4 | 221 |
| Jackson Intermediate School District Local Based Special Education Programs | 70.8 | 264 |
| Jackson Preparatory & Early College | 67.1 | 277 |
| Sharp Park Academy | 48.4 | 318 |
| Concord High School | 74 | 196 |
| Dibble Elementary School | 48.6 | 276 |
| Cascades Elementary School | 31.2 | 398 |
| Hunt Elementary School | 31.6 | 358 |
| Woodville Community Center | 81.5 | 124 |
| Concord Middle School | 70.5 | 139 |
| Northwest Alternative High School | 73.4 | 128 |
| Da Vinci Institute (K-5) | 67.3 | 113 |
| Ackerson Lake Community Education | 89.3 | 84 |
| Columbia Alternative Education | 87.2 | 86 |
| JPS Montessori Center | 44.2 | 147 |
| John R. Lewis Elementary School | 34.6 | 136 |
| Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy | 86.4 | 44 |
| Jackson Pathways | 31.7 | 82 |
| WAY East Jackson | 79.2 | 24 |
| Youth Home Jackson ISD | 65 | 20 |
| Fourth Street Learning Center | 25 | 36 |
| Parnall Correctional Facility | 66.7 | 6 |
| Cotton Correctional Facility | 33.3 | 6 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Concord Elementary School• Sharp Park Academy• Columbia Central High School• Columbia Elementary School• Michigan Center Junior Senior High School• Hanover-Horton Middle School• Bean Elementary School• Northwest Alternative High School• Parma Elementary School• Napoleon High School• Concord Middle School• Cascades School• Springport Middle School• Middle School At Parkside• East Jackson High School• Jackson Isd Local Based Special Educational Programs• Northwest Elementary School• Springport Elementary School• Hanover-Horton High School• Parnall Correctional Facility• Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy• Jackson Preparatory & Early College• Townsend Elementary School• Cotton Correctional Facility• Columbia Alternative Educational• Western High School• Arnold Elementary School• Dibble Elementary School• Northwest High School• Ezra Eby Elementary School• Jackson High School• Grass Lake Middle School• Hanover-Horton Elementary School• Woodville Community Center• George Long Elementary School• East Jackson Elementary• Keicher Elementary School• Concord High School• Jps Montessori Center• Vandercook Lake High School• Warner Elementary School• South Central Michigan Virtual• Lyle A. Torrant Center• Paragon Charter Academy• Da Vinci Institute (k-8)• Grass Lake High School• Way East Jackson• Napoleon Middle School• Youth Home- Jackson Isd• Northeast Elementary School• Michigan State Board Of Education• Ackerson Lake Community Educational• Hunt Elementary School• Columbia Middle School• Da Vinci Institute (9-12)• Fourth Street Learning Center• Western Middle School• Springport High School• Jackson Pathways• John R. Lewis Elementary School• R.w. Kidder Middle School
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