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Belding Area School District Education: 1,409 white students were enrolled in 2022-23 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 were 1,409 white students enrolled in Belding Area School District in the 2022-23 school year, a 0.1% decrease compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Belding Area School District welcomed 1,662 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 84.8% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Belding Area School District roughly covers four schools within Ionia County and has its main office in Belding.

Among the four schools in Belding Area School District, Belding High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 465 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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Ethnicities in Belding Area School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [84.8%]Hispanic [10.6%]Ethnicities <5% [4.6%]
Enrollment Demographics in Belding Area School District During Last 8 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal White StudentsWhite %
2022-231,6621,40984.8%
2021-221,6731,41084.3%
2020-211,6881,43384.9%
2019-201,7461,47984.7%
2018-191,7771,50184.5%
2017-181,8101,52984.5%
2016-171,8751,59385%
2015-161,9011,63686.1%

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