There were 664 Hispanic students enrolled in Ionia County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.8% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.
Data showed that Ionia County welcomed 8,039 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 8.3% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 27 schools in Ionia County, Ionia High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 105 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 Hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Ionia High School | 13.1 | 801 |
| Ionia Middle School | 11.9 | 613 |
| Belding High School | 9.8 | 508 |
| Ellis Elementary School | 11.4 | 387 |
| Jefferson School | 14.8 | 284 |
| Woodview Elementary School | 11.2 | 348 |
| Belding Middle School | 10.5 | 362 |
| Emerson School | 18.7 | 171 |
| Portland High School | 4.4 | 688 |
| Lakewood Elementary School | 5.8 | 500 |
| A. A. Rather School | 9 | 321 |
| R. B. Boyce Elementary School | 9.3 | 258 |
| Saranac Elementary School | 5 | 444 |
| Saranac Junior-Senior High School | 5.4 | 388 |
| Twin Rivers Elementary School | 10.4 | 192 |
| Portland Middle School | 4.1 | 410 |
| Westwood Elementary School | 3.8 | 423 |
| Douglas R. Welch High School | 14.3 | 77 |
| Freedom Acres School | 6.1 | 131 |
| Oakwood Elementary School | 1.5 | 476 |
| Pewamo-Westphalia Elementary School | 3.4 | 208 |
| Coon School | 0 | 15 |
| North LeValley Elementary School | 0 | 13 |
| Haynor School | 0 | 6 |
| Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility | 0 | 9 |
| Handlon Correctional Facility | 0 | 3 |
| Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility | 0 | 3 |
