There were 7,276 white students enrolled in Barry County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.
Data showed that Barry County welcomed 8,086 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 90% 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 2023-24 school year, with a total of 889 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 | 89.8 | 990 |
| Hastings High School | 90.1 | 780 |
| Thornapple Kellogg Middle School | 89.6 | 691 |
| Hastings Middle School | 89.4 | 613 |
| McFall Elementary School | 89.2 | 511 |
| Page Elementary School | 88.7 | 497 |
| Lakewood Middle School | 87.6 | 490 |
| Lakewood High School | 88.4 | 481 |
| Lee Elementary School | 88 | 435 |
| Delton Kellogg Elementary School | 93.5 | 384 |
| Delton-Kellogg High School | 93.6 | 330 |
| Northeastern Elementary School | 93.4 | 304 |
| Star Elementary School | 91.1 | 304 |
| Delton-Kellogg Middle School | 94.5 | 292 |
| Central Elementary School | 87.9 | 264 |
| Southeastern Elementary School | 90.2 | 254 |
| Fuller Street Elementary School | 91 | 210 |
| Lakewood Early Childhood Center | 87.7 | 138 |
| DK Academy | 87.1 | 62 |
| Barry ISD Special Education | 91.1 | 56 |
