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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Monroe County Education: 1,231 Hispanic students were enrolled in schools in 2023-24 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 1,231 Hispanic students enrolled in Monroe County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.9% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Monroe County welcomed 20,511 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 6% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 51 schools in Monroe County, Monroe High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 99 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 Monroe County in 2023-24 School Year

White [84.4%]Hispanic [6%]Ethnicities < 5% [9.6%]

Enrollment Demographics in Monroe County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Monroe High School7.61,295
Bedford Senior High School7.31,256
Triumph Academy10.8771
Bedford Junior High School6.9923
Monroe Middle School8661
Douglas Road Elementary School9.1571
Arborwood Elementary School10.6404
Mason Central School8.9426
Wagar 7-8 Middle School5.9626
Monroe Road Elementary School6.1610
Milan High School6.4559
Jackman Road Elementary School5.6588
Airport Senior High School4.1776
Dundee Elementary School4.5689
Clayton H. Symons Elementary School7.7379
Mason Senior High School9324
Manor Elementary School6.8411
Mason Middle School10.8240
Monroe County Middle College7.8321
Ida Elementary School4548
Whiteford Elementary School5.8359
Ida Middle School4479
Jefferson Middle School4.9390
Loren Eyler Elementary School6.8279
Sodt Elementary School8.2231
Orchard Center High School6.4297
Custer Elementary School2.5674
Dundee Middle School3.3520
Dundee Community High School3.1514
North Elementary School5.9273
Henry Niedermeier Elementary School6.7240
Joseph C. Sterling Elementary School4.1364
Whiteford High School5.2269
Wagar 5-6 Middle School5.6234
New Bedford Academy15.982
Whiteford Middle School6.1196
Summerfield Junior-Senior High School4.5245
Ida High School2.3441
Monroe County Education Center8.5117
Jefferson High School2.1431
Summerfield Elementary School2.9315
Fred W. Ritter Elementary School3.1257
Raisinville School1.4444
Waterloo Elementary School1.1268
Airport Center for Education560
Monroe County Transition Center3.164
Mason Virtual Academy12.516
Monroe County Youth Center15.413
Riverside Academy2.442
Young Adult Program1010
Airport Middle College09

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