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 Branch County welcomed 6,517 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 16 schools in Branch County, Larsen Elementary School, Jefferson Elementary School, and Lakeland Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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 American Indian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Larsen Elementary School | 0.5 | 416 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 0.5 | 370 |
| Lakeland Elementary School | 0.5 | 373 |
| Coldwater High School | 0.1 | 944 |
| Union City Elementary School | 0.3 | 353 |
| Anderson Elementary School | 0.5 | 220 |
| Legg Middle School | 0 | 653 |
| Bronson Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 544 |
| Quincy High School | 0 | 391 |
| Waldron Learning Center | 0 | 264 |
| Union City Middle School | 0 | 276 |
| Quincy Middle School | 0 | 323 |
| Pansophia Academy | 0 | 433 |
| Jennings Elementary School | 0 | 435 |
| Union City High School | 0 | 293 |
| Ryan Elementary School | 0 | 229 |
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