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
Data showed that Barry County welcomed 8,086 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 4.8% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 20 schools in Barry County, Thornapple Kellogg High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 56 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 | % of Hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Thornapple Kellogg High School | 5.7 | 990 |
| Hastings High School | 5.9 | 780 |
| Thornapple Kellogg Middle School | 5.4 | 691 |
| Lakewood High School | 7.3 | 481 |
| McFall Elementary School | 6.3 | 511 |
| Hastings Middle School | 4.9 | 613 |
| Lakewood Middle School | 5.9 | 490 |
| Page Elementary School | 4.6 | 497 |
| Lee Elementary School | 3.7 | 435 |
| Central Elementary School | 6.1 | 264 |
| Delton Kellogg Elementary School | 3.4 | 384 |
| Star Elementary School | 3.9 | 304 |
| Southeastern Elementary School | 4.7 | 254 |
| Delton-Kellogg High School | 2.7 | 330 |
| Fuller Street Elementary School | 4.3 | 210 |
| Delton-Kellogg Middle School | 2.4 | 292 |
| Lakewood Early Childhood Center | 2.9 | 138 |
| Northeastern Elementary School | 0.7 | 304 |
| DK Academy | 1.6 | 62 |
| Barry ISD Special Education | 1.8 | 56 |
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