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Barry County Education: 7,394 white students were enrolled in schools 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 7,394 white students enrolled in Barry County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Barry County welcomed 8,181 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 90.4% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 20 schools in Barry County, Thornapple Kellogg High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 865 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.

Ethnicities in Barry County in 2022-23 School Year

White [90.4%]Ethnicities < 5% [9.6%]

Enrollment Demographics in Barry County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Thornapple Kellogg High School88.1982
Hastings High School89.4801
Thornapple Kellogg Middle School90.3745
Hastings Middle School91.6574
Lakewood High School89.2492
Lee Elementary School89.9484
McFall Elementary School91.1471
Lakewood Middle School87.5487
Page Elementary School90.6456
Delton Kellogg Elementary School93.1390
Delton-Kellogg High School92.3313
Northeastern Elementary School93.7302
Star Elementary School92.1305
Delton-Kellogg Middle School93.5291
Central Elementary School90.8284
Southeastern Elementary School89.4284
Fuller Street Elementary School89.6222
Lakewood Early Childhood Center91.9172
DK Academy9275
Barry ISD Special Education90.251

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