Sturgis-Coldwater News

There was one Hawaiian student enrolled in Branch County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as 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. Comprising only less than 0.1% of the student body, the Hawaiian community is one of the least represented ethnicities within Branch County schools.

Union City High School was the only school in Branch County that enrolled Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school 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 have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	% of Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Union City High School	0.3	293
Larsen Elementary School	0	416
Jefferson Elementary School	0	370
Lakeland Elementary School	0	373
Coldwater High School	0	944
Union City Elementary School	0	353
Anderson Elementary School	0	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
Ryan Elementary School	0	229