SE Grand Rapids News

Among the many ethnicities represented in Barry County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Barry County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of the 8,181 students attending Barry County schools, 90.4% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 4.7% of Barry County students.

In the previous school year, white students were still the most common group in Barry County, representing 90.4% of the student body.

Hastings High School had the most diverse student body in Barry County including African American, American Indian, Asian, Hawaiian, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.1% when compared to the previous year.

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.

School name	Most represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Barry ISD Special Education	White	90.2%	51
Central Elementary School	White	90.8%	284
DK Academy	White	92%	75
Delton Kellogg Elementary School	White	93.1%	390
Delton-Kellogg High School	White	92.3%	313
Delton-Kellogg Middle School	White	93.5%	291
Fuller Street Elementary School	White	89.6%	222
Hastings High School	White	89.4%	801
Hastings Middle School	White	91.6%	574
Lakewood Early Childhood Center	White	91.9%	172
Lakewood High School	White	89.2%	492
Lakewood Middle School	White	87.5%	487
Lee Elementary School	White	89.9%	484
McFall Elementary School	White	91.1%	471
Northeastern Elementary School	White	93.7%	302
Page Elementary School	White	90.6%	456
Southeastern Elementary School	White	89.4%	284
Star Elementary School	White	92.1%	305
Thornapple Kellogg High School	White	88.1%	982
Thornapple Kellogg Middle School	White	90.3%	745