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 6,505 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 3.1% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 16 schools in Branch County, Union City Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 25 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 multiracial students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Union City Middle School | 9.8 | 255 |
| Jennings Elementary School | 5.2 | 427 |
| Union City Elementary School | 6.3 | 349 |
| Coldwater High School | 2 | 913 |
| Pansophia Academy | 3.8 | 472 |
| Larsen Elementary School | 3.1 | 446 |
| Lakeland Elementary School | 3.3 | 393 |
| Union City High School | 4.1 | 320 |
| Legg Middle School | 1.9 | 626 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 3 | 366 |
| Quincy Middle School | 3.3 | 331 |
| Waldron Learning Center | 2.4 | 294 |
| Quincy High School | 1.9 | 367 |
| Bronson Junior-Senior High School | 1 | 523 |
| Anderson Elementary School | 0.5 | 210 |
| Ryan Elementary School | 0 | 213 |
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