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Branch County Education: 5,531 white students were enrolled in 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 5,531 white students enrolled in Branch County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Branch County welcomed 6,517 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 84.9% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 16 schools in Branch County, Coldwater High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 780 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 Branch County in 2022-23 School Year

White [84.9%]Hispanic [10.7%]Ethnicities < 5% [4.4%]

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

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Coldwater High School82.6944
Legg Middle School84.5653
Bronson Junior-Senior High School77544
Jennings Elementary School91.7435
Quincy High School92.8391
Larsen Elementary School81.7416
Pansophia Academy74.8433
Lakeland Elementary School85.5373
Jefferson Elementary School83.8370
Union City Elementary School86.1353
Quincy Middle School91323
Union City High School94.5293
Union City Middle School88.8276
Waldron Learning Center89264
Anderson Elementary School84.1220
Ryan Elementary School80.8229

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