SE Grand Rapids News

There were 7,394 white students enrolled in Barry County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Barry County welcomed 8,181 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 90.4% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 20 schools in Barry County, Thornapple Kellogg High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 865 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
Thornapple Kellogg High School	88.1	982
Hastings High School	89.4	801
Thornapple Kellogg Middle School	90.3	745
Hastings Middle School	91.6	574
Lakewood High School	89.2	492
Lee Elementary School	89.9	484
McFall Elementary School	91.1	471
Lakewood Middle School	87.5	487
Page Elementary School	90.6	456
Delton Kellogg Elementary School	93.1	390
Delton-Kellogg High School	92.3	313
Northeastern Elementary School	93.7	302
Star Elementary School	92.1	305
Delton-Kellogg Middle School	93.5	291
Central Elementary School	90.8	284
Southeastern Elementary School	89.4	284
Fuller Street Elementary School	89.6	222
Lakewood Early Childhood Center	91.9	172
DK Academy	92	75
Barry ISD Special Education	90.2	51