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Barry County's student body comprised mostly of white students 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

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.

Ethnic Distribution of Students in Barry County Schools in 2022-23 School Year
White [90.4%]Ethnicities <5% [9.6%]
Students' Most Represented Ethnicity in Barry County Schools in 2022-23 School Year
School nameMost represented ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Barry ISD Special EducationWhite90.2%51
Central Elementary SchoolWhite90.8%284
DK AcademyWhite92%75
Delton Kellogg Elementary SchoolWhite93.1%390
Delton-Kellogg High SchoolWhite92.3%313
Delton-Kellogg Middle SchoolWhite93.5%291
Fuller Street Elementary SchoolWhite89.6%222
Hastings High SchoolWhite89.4%801
Hastings Middle SchoolWhite91.6%574
Lakewood Early Childhood CenterWhite91.9%172
Lakewood High SchoolWhite89.2%492
Lakewood Middle SchoolWhite87.5%487
Lee Elementary SchoolWhite89.9%484
McFall Elementary SchoolWhite91.1%471
Northeastern Elementary SchoolWhite93.7%302
Page Elementary SchoolWhite90.6%456
Southeastern Elementary SchoolWhite89.4%284
Star Elementary SchoolWhite92.1%305
Thornapple Kellogg High SchoolWhite88.1%982
Thornapple Kellogg Middle SchoolWhite90.3%745

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