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Barry County Education: 8,181 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 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.

Enrollment in Barry County Over 8 Years

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Enrollment in Barry County Schools

School nameTotal enrollment in 2021-22Total enrollment in 2022-23% change
Thornapple Kellogg High School9749820.8
Hastings High School7848012.2
Thornapple Kellogg Middle School746745-0.1
Hastings Middle School581574-1.2
Lakewood High School519492-5.2
Lakewood Middle School502487-3
Lee Elementary School500484-3.2
McFall Elementary School482471-2.3
Page Elementary School4384564.1
Delton Kellogg Elementary School399390-2.3
Delton-Kellogg High School335313-6.6
Star Elementary School316305-3.5
Northeastern Elementary School318302-5
Delton-Kellogg Middle School322291-9.6
Central Elementary School25828410.1
Southeastern Elementary School2682846
Fuller Street Elementary School247222-10.1
Lakewood Early Childhood Center1621726.2
DK Academy74751.4
Barry ISD Special Education47518.5

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