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How many Hawaiian students were enrolled in Ionia County 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 six Hawaiian students enrolled in Ionia County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 50% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Ionia County welcomed 8,178 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 28 schools in Ionia County, Ionia High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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 Ionia County in 2022-23 School Year

White [87%]Hispanic [8.4%]Ethnicities < 5% [4.6%]

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

School name% of Hawaiian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Ionia High School0.2805
Oakwood Elementary School0.2497
Lakewood Elementary School0.2493
A. A. Rather School0.3321
Jefferson School0.3315
Portland High School0702
Westwood Elementary School0405
Belding High School0557
Saranac Elementary School0434
Ionia Middle School0664
Twin Rivers Elementary School0188
Douglas R. Welch High School083
Woodview Elementary School0373
Saranac Junior-Senior High School0405
Ellis Elementary School0394
Portland Middle School0415
Pewamo-Westphalia Elementary School0190
Freedom Acres School0133
Emerson School0172
Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility04
Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility04
R. B. Boyce Elementary School0264
Handlon Correctional Facility02
Belding Middle School0325
Michigan Reformatory01
Haynor School09
North LeValley Elementary School014
Coon School09

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