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
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.
| School name | Most represented ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverton Elementary School | White | 92.3% | 494 |
| Beaverton Junior-Senior High School | White | 91.7% | 435 |
| Gladwin Community Alternative High School | White | 95.8% | 24 |
| Gladwin Elementary School | White | 91.3% | 379 |
| Gladwin High School | White | 95.4% | 495 |
| Gladwin Intermediate School | White | 91% | 368 |
| Gladwin Junior High School | White | 93.5% | 339 |
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