SE Grand Rapids News

There were 8,086 students enrolled in Barry County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 50.4% of the county student body, while the other 49.6% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 90% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Barry County schools, followed by 4.8% of Hispanic students, 3.4% of multiracial students, 1% of African American students, 0.5% of Asian students, 0.3% 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 2023-24 school year, welcoming 990 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 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Thornapple Kellogg High School	982	990	0.8
Hastings High School	801	780	-2.6
Thornapple Kellogg Middle School	745	691	-7.2
Hastings Middle School	574	613	6.8
McFall Elementary School	471	511	8.5
Page Elementary School	456	497	9
Lakewood Middle School	487	490	0.6
Lakewood High School	492	481	-2.2
Lee Elementary School	484	435	-10.1
Delton Kellogg Elementary School	390	384	-1.5
Delton-Kellogg High School	313	330	5.4
Northeastern Elementary School	302	304	0.7
Star Elementary School	305	304	-0.3
Delton-Kellogg Middle School	291	292	0.3
Central Elementary School	284	264	-7
Southeastern Elementary School	284	254	-10.6
Fuller Street Elementary School	222	210	-5.4
Lakewood Early Childhood Center	172	138	-19.8
DK Academy	75	62	-17.3
Barry ISD Special Education	51	56	9.8