SE Grand Rapids News

There were 8,181 students enrolled in Barry County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 50.5% of the county student body, while the other 49.5% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 90.4% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Barry County schools, followed by 4.7% of Hispanic students, 3.1% of multiracial students, 1% of African American students, 0.5% of Asian students, 0.2% of American Indian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Thornapple Kellogg High School had the highest enrollment among Barry County's 21 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 982 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	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Thornapple Kellogg High School	974	982	0.8
Hastings High School	784	801	2.2
Thornapple Kellogg Middle School	746	745	-0.1
Hastings Middle School	581	574	-1.2
Lakewood High School	519	492	-5.2
Lakewood Middle School	502	487	-3
Lee Elementary School	500	484	-3.2
McFall Elementary School	482	471	-2.3
Page Elementary School	438	456	4.1
Delton Kellogg Elementary School	399	390	-2.3
Delton-Kellogg High School	335	313	-6.6
Star Elementary School	316	305	-3.5
Northeastern Elementary School	318	302	-5
Delton-Kellogg Middle School	322	291	-9.6
Central Elementary School	258	284	10.1
Southeastern Elementary School	268	284	6
Fuller Street Elementary School	247	222	-10.1
Lakewood Early Childhood Center	162	172	6.2
DK Academy	74	75	1.4
Barry ISD Special Education	47	51	8.5