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Gladwin County: White students were most represented ethnicity 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

Among the many ethnicities represented in Gladwin County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Gladwin County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of the 2,534 students attending Gladwin County schools, 92.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 3.5% of Gladwin County students.

In the previous school year, white students were still the most common group in Gladwin County, representing 92.7% of the student body.

Beaverton Junior-Senior High School had the most diverse student body in Gladwin County including African American, Asian, Hawaiian, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 2.1% when compared to the previous year.

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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Ethnic Distribution of Students in Gladwin County Schools in 2022-23 School Year
White [92.7%]Ethnicities <5% [7.3%]
Students' Most Represented Ethnicity in Gladwin County Schools in 2022-23 School Year
School nameMost represented ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Beaverton Elementary SchoolWhite92.3%494
Beaverton Junior-Senior High SchoolWhite91.7%435
Gladwin Community Alternative High SchoolWhite95.8%24
Gladwin Elementary SchoolWhite91.3%379
Gladwin High SchoolWhite95.4%495
Gladwin Intermediate SchoolWhite91%368
Gladwin Junior High SchoolWhite93.5%339

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