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Barry County Education: 38 Asian 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 38 Asian students enrolled in Barry County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.6% more 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, Asian students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 20 schools in Barry County, Thornapple Kellogg High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 13 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 Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Thornapple Kellogg High School1.3982
Lakewood Middle School1487
Thornapple Kellogg Middle School0.5745
McFall Elementary School0.8471
Lakewood High School0.6492
Lee Elementary School0.4484
Hastings High School0.2801
Page Elementary School0.4456
Delton-Kellogg High School0.6313
Delton-Kellogg Middle School0.3291
Delton Kellogg Elementary School0390
Hastings Middle School0574
Fuller Street Elementary School0222
Southeastern Elementary School0284
Northeastern Elementary School0302
DK Academy075
Lakewood Early Childhood Center0172
Barry ISD Special Education051
Central Elementary School0284
Star Elementary School0305

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