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, Hawaiian students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.
Legg Middle School and Union City High School were the only schools in Branch County that enrolled Hawaiian students in the 2023-24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Legg Middle School | 0.2 | 626 |
| Union City High School | 0.3 | 320 |
| Lakeland Elementary School | 0 | 393 |
| Larsen Elementary School | 0 | 446 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 0 | 366 |
| Union City Elementary School | 0 | 349 |
| Coldwater High School | 0 | 913 |
| Union City Middle School | 0 | 255 |
| Quincy High School | 0 | 367 |
| Bronson Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 523 |
| Waldron Learning Center | 0 | 294 |
| Quincy Middle School | 0 | 331 |
| Ryan Elementary School | 0 | 213 |
| Pansophia Academy | 0 | 472 |
| Anderson Elementary School | 0 | 210 |
| Jennings Elementary School | 0 | 427 |
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