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Macomb County's student body comprised mostly of white students in 2022-23 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

Among the many ethnicities represented in Macomb County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Macomb County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of the 116,882 students attending Macomb County schools, 62.9% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 21.6% of Macomb County students.

In the previous school year, white students were still the most common group in Macomb County, representing 62.9% of the student body.

Mark C. Roose Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 31.5% Asian students, 29% white students, 26.4% African American students, 8.8% multiracial students, 4.1% Hispanic students, and 0.2% American Indian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.8% when compared to the previous 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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Ethnic Distribution of Students in Macomb County Schools in 2022-23 School Year
White [62.9%]African American [21.6%]Asian [5.7%]Multiracial [5.7%]Ethnicities <5% [4.1%]
Students' Most Represented Ethnicity in Macomb County Schools in 2022-23 School Year
School nameMost represented ethnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Academy 21White50.3%197
Academy of WarrenAfrican American97.5%802
Adlai Stevenson High SchoolWhite78.2%2,005
Algonquin Middle SchoolWhite64%497
Amanda Moore Elementary SchoolWhite81.3%476
Anchor Bay Middle School NorthWhite92.2%705
Anchor Bay Middle School SouthWhite85.4%480
Ardmore Elementary SchoolWhite77.7%381
Armada Continuing Education CenterWhite70%10
Armada High SchoolWhite94.2%585
Armada Middle SchoolWhite94.8%382
Arts Academy in the WoodsWhite50%316
Ashley Elementary SchoolWhite90.6%427
Atwood Elementary SchoolWhite76.1%652
Avalon Elementary SchoolAfrican American52.7%313
Beacon Tree Elementary SchoolWhite90.1%725
Beck Centennial Elementary SchoolWhite89.8%460
Beer Middle SchoolWhite43.4%745
Bellview Elementary SchoolAfrican American72.8%224
Bemis Junior High SchoolWhite79.5%805
Black Elementary SchoolWhite56.8%421
Bozymowski CenterWhite71.7%318
Briarwood Elementary SchoolWhite44.9%332
Browning Elementary SchoolWhite81.3%353
Bruce Collins Elementary SchoolWhite81.5%428
Burr Elementary SchoolWhite78.3%554
Carleton Middle SchoolWhite64.5%659
Carter Middle SchoolWhite55.7%684
Center Line High SchoolWhite41.8%663
Center Line Preparatory AcademyAfrican American80.4%774
Charles C. McGlinnen SchoolAfrican American48.9%219
Cherokee Elementary SchoolWhite72.6%548
Cheyenne Elementary SchoolWhite79.4%451
Chippewa Valley Adult and Mohegan Alternative EducationWhite62.9%140
Chippewa Valley High SchoolWhite66.2%2,221
Clinton Valley Elementary SchoolWhite55.8%328
Clintondale High SchoolAfrican American64.2%383
Clintondale Middle SchoolAfrican American69.1%349
Continuing Education CenterAfrican American48.4%277
Cousino Senior High SchoolWhite60.4%1,279
Crescentwood Elementary SchoolAfrican American71.1%232
Crissman Elementary SchoolWhite86%615
Cromie Elementary SchoolWhite45.8%570
Crothers Elementary SchoolWhite37.2%341
Dakota High SchoolWhite79.7%2,723
Davis Junior High SchoolWhite77.7%728
Dean A. Naldrett SchoolWhite86.4%338
Dekeyser Elementary SchoolWhite83.8%525
DiAnne M. Pellerin CenterWhite57.1%240
Donald J. Yacks Elementary SchoolWhite62.2%323
Dort Elementary SchoolWhite46.7%225
Dresden Elementary SchoolWhite77.2%413
Eastland Middle SchoolWhite49.7%302
Eastpointe Alternative CenterAfrican American75%4
Eastpointe High SchoolAfrican American84.7%633
Eastpointe Middle SchoolAfrican American79.3%464
Eastpointe Virtual AcademyAfrican American83.5%127
Eaton AcademyAfrican American99.7%332
Eisenhower Elementary SchoolWhite62.6%390
Eisenhower High SchoolWhite88.9%1,835
Elmwood Elementary SchoolAfrican American50.4%345
Emma V. Lobbestael Elementary SchoolWhite82.9%293
Endeavour Elementary and Middle SchoolWhite72.5%499
Eppler Junior High SchoolWhite81%616
Erie Elementary SchoolWhite79.9%427
Fitzgerald Senior High SchoolAfrican American54.7%806
Fitzgerald Virtual AcademyAfrican American52.1%71
Flickinger Elementary SchoolWhite74.9%443
Floyd Ebeling Elementary SchoolWhite78.1%699
Forest Park Elementary SchoolAfrican American79.6%294
Fountain Elementary SchoolAfrican American42.9%289
Fox Elementary SchoolWhite69.6%487
Francis A. Higgins Elementary SchoolWhite78.4%421
Frank Jeannette Junior High SchoolWhite70.3%656
Fraser High SchoolWhite73.5%1,524
Frontier International Academy ElementaryAsian87.5%273
Glen H. Peters SchoolWhite82.9%258
Graebner Elementary SchoolWhite67%549
Great Oaks AcademyAfrican American84.3%744
Great Oaks Elementary SchoolWhite91.8%462
Green Acres Elementary SchoolWhite57.6%486
Green Elementary SchoolWhite76.5%460
Greenwood Elementary SchoolWhite71.4%405
Grissom Middle SchoolWhite69.6%697
Harmon Elementary SchoolWhite66.4%348
Harwood Elementary SchoolWhite54.9%497
Havel Elementary SchoolWhite78.8%586
Henry Ford II High SchoolWhite80.8%1,717
Heritage Junior High SchoolWhite72.3%448
Hevel Elementary SchoolWhite84.4%423
Holden Elementary SchoolWhite71.7%346
Huron Academy Grades 3-8White59.8%396
Huron Academy Grades K-2White66.1%248
Huron Elementary SchoolWhite67.6%485
Huron Park Elementary SchoolAfrican American54.6%447
Indian Hills Elementary SchoolWhite83.6%432
International Academy of MacombWhite63%446
Iroquois Middle SchoolWhite82.7%843
Issac Monfort Elementary SchoolWhite80.5%533
Jack Harvey Elementary SchoolWhite63.7%427
Jefferson Elementary SchoolWhite67.2%412
Jefferson Middle SchoolWhite70%956
John R. Kment Elementary SchoolWhite48.7%230
Joseph G. Steenland Elementary SchoolWhite52.9%399
Joseph M. Carkenord Elementary SchoolWhite69.5%650
Kaiser Elementary SchoolWhite46.5%217
Keith Bovenschen SchoolWhite48.7%224
Kennedy Middle SchoolWhite71.9%694
L'Anse Creuse High SchoolWhite68.2%1,246
L'Anse Creuse High School - NorthWhite78%1,588
L'Anse Creuse Middle School - CentralWhite72.6%544
L'Anse Creuse Middle School - EastWhite74.1%618
L'Anse Creuse Middle School - NorthWhite76.7%635
L'Anse Creuse Middle School - SouthWhite55.3%389
Lake Huron Virtual Hybrid High SchoolWhite77.2%57
Lake Shore High SchoolWhite68.9%950
Lakeview High SchoolWhite71.3%1,465
Lakeview Virtual SchoolWhite71%69
Lean Elementary SchoolWhite43.9%558
Lighthouse Elementary SchoolWhite92.4%445
Lincoln Elementary SchoolAfrican American70.4%355
Lincoln High SchoolAfrican American75.5%440
Lincoln Middle SchoolAfrican American70.3%401
Lottie M. Schmidt Elementary SchoolWhite82.9%316
Lucile S. Patton Elementary SchoolAfrican American50.8%177
Lutz School for Work ExperienceWhite71.5%274
Macomb AcademyWhite58.9%73
Macomb Correctional FacilityAfrican American100%1
Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center SchoolAfrican American69.2%26
Macomb Math Science Technology CenterMultiracial100%1
Macomb Montessori AcademyAfrican American93.5%248
Malow Junior High SchoolWhite85.5%1,043
Maple Lane SchoolWhite73.6%53
Marie C. Graham Elementary SchoolWhite58.4%334
Marjorie Carlson Elementary SchoolAfrican American50.4%349
Mark C. Roose Elementary SchoolAsian31.5%489
Mark Twain Elementary SchoolWhite72.6%340
Masonic Heights Elementary SchoolWhite70%473
May V. Peck Elementary SchoolWhite36.9%358
McKinley Elementary SchoolAfrican American63.7%344
Memphis Junior/Senior High SchoolWhite95.4%409
Merritt AcademyWhite79.5%551
Messmore Elementary SchoolWhite60.7%341
Miami Elementary SchoolWhite63.5%482
Michigan Collegiate Elementary SchoolAfrican American93.7%237
Michigan Collegiate Middle/High SchoolAfrican American98.4%638
Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy DequindreAfrican American83.5%587
Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy LorraineAfrican American92.9%154
Middle School Mathematics Science Technology CenterWhite64.1%92
Mohawk Elementary SchoolWhite80.9%476
Morgan Elementary SchoolWhite83.3%594
Mound Park Elementary SchoolAfrican American41.9%260
Mount Clemens High SchoolAfrican American70.9%203
Mount Clemens Middle SchoolAfrican American65.6%151
Mt. Clemens Montessori AcademyWhite61%269
Neil E. Reid High SchoolWhite71.9%96
New Dawn Academy of WarrenAsian43.4%76
New Haven Elementary SchoolWhite67.7%498
New Haven High SchoolWhite66.5%364
Noor International AcademyAsian48.1%160
North Lake High SchoolWhite69.6%115
Oak Park Virtual AcademyAfrican American70.7%444
Oakbrook Elementary SchoolWhite68.2%535
Ojibwa Elementary SchoolWhite64.6%670
Orville C. Krause Elementary SchoolWhite96.7%752
Ottawa Elementary SchoolWhite62.8%500
P. D. Chatterton Middle SchoolAfrican American46.3%410
Pinewood Elementary SchoolWhite54.8%396
Pleasantview Elementary SchoolAfrican American83.9%242
Plumbrook Elementary SchoolWhite78.3%461
Prevail AcademyAfrican American68.5%585
Princeton Elementary SchoolWhite71.2%622
Rainbow Elementary SchoolWhite41.4%249
Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary SchoolWhite73.9%360
Reach Charter AcademyAfrican American86%577
Richard J. Duncan Elementary SchoolWhite87.7%701
Richards Middle SchoolWhite70.3%765
Richmond Community High SchoolWhite87.2%530
Richmond Middle SchoolWhite90.7%562
Rising Stars AcademyWhite62%100
Robbie Hall Parker SchoolAfrican American92.7%313
Roberts Elementary SchoolWhite70.2%506
Rockwell Middle SchoolWhite71.6%67
Rodgers Elementary SchoolWhite75.3%523
Romeo High SchoolWhite85.7%1,715
Romeo Middle SchoolWhite85.2%1,192
Roseville High SchoolAfrican American48.4%1,216
Roseville Middle SchoolWhite46%659
Salk Elementary SchoolWhite75.7%465
Schofield Elementary SchoolAfrican American42.3%156
Schuchard Elementary SchoolWhite82.1%637
Schwarzkoff Elementary SchoolWhite76%580
Seminole AcademyAfrican American64.9%370
Seneca Middle SchoolWhite77.5%1,108
Sequoyah Elementary SchoolWhite88.7%524
Shawnee Elementary SchoolWhite88%699
Shelby Junior High SchoolWhite89.3%1,025
Siersma Elementary SchoolAsian43.2%426
South Lake High SchoolAfrican American73.6%516
South Lake Middle SchoolAfrican American65.2%299
South River Elementary SchoolWhite75.7%514
Sterling Heights Senior High SchoolWhite69.5%1,389
Success AcademyAfrican American59.3%81
Sugarbush Early ChildhoodWhite78.6%14
Switzer Elementary SchoolWhite86.3%556
Tenniswood Elementary SchoolAfrican American46.9%356
Thomas A. Edison Elementary SchoolWhite64.9%365
UCS Alternative Learning CenterWhite67.3%196
Utica High SchoolWhite83.5%1,368
Violet Elementary SchoolWhite78.5%451
Walt Disney Elementary SchoolWhite67.4%384
Warren Consolidated Community High SchoolWhite62.1%132
Warren Mott High SchoolWhite47.8%1,385
Warren Woods Adult EducationAfrican American50%2
Warren Woods Enterprise High SchoolWhite53.8%91
Warren Woods Middle SchoolWhite49.6%707
Warren Woods Tower High SchoolWhite55.4%1,052
Washington Elementary SchoolWhite68.6%353
West Utica Elementary SchoolWhite58.2%483
Westview Elementary SchoolAfrican American40.1%451
Westwood Elementary SchoolWhite51.4%508
Wilde Elementary SchoolWhite65.6%538
Wiley Elementary SchoolWhite81.2%510
Wilkerson Elementary SchoolWhite61.2%441
Will L. Lee SchoolWhite89.5%474
Willow Woods Elementary SchoolWhite68%328
Wolfe Middle SchoolWhite40%500
Wyandot Middle SchoolWhite69.2%848

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Bemis Junior High SchoolOjibwa Elementary SchoolBeacon Tree Elementary SchoolWest Utica Elementary SchoolOak Park Virtual AcademyCharles C. McGlinnen SchoolMaple Lane SchoolLighthouse Elementary SchoolMichigan Department of EducationMark Twain Elementary SchoolFountain Elementary SchoolJefferson Elementary SchoolAnchor Bay Middle School SouthSchwarzkoff Elementary SchoolWillow Woods Elementary SchoolContinuing Educational CenterSeneca Middle SchoolWarren Woods Tower High SchoolEastpointe Virtual AcademyJoseph M. Carkenord Elementary SchoolInternational Academy of MacombMacomb County Juvenile Justice Center SchoolRichard J. Duncan Elementary SchoolRodgers Elementary SchoolTenniswood Elementary SchoolMacomb Montessori AcademyMalow Junior High SchoolSchofield Elementary SchoolBeer Middle SchoolAmanda Moore Elementary SchoolCenter Line High SchoolHuron Park Elementary SchoolShawnee Elementary SchoolLake Huron Virtual And Hybrid High SchoolCrissman Elementary SchoolRobbie Hall Parker SchoolP.d. Chatterton Middle SchoolRising Stars AcademyFloyd Ebeling Elementary SchoolFraser High SchoolChippewa Valley Adult And Mohegan Alt. Educational.Eastland Middle SchoolConner Creek Academy East-Mi Collegiate High SchoolArdmore Elementary SchoolEppler Junior High SchoolWarren Woods Adult EducationalWilkerson Elementary SchoolBruce Collins Elementary SchoolWilde Elementary SchoolEndeavour Middle SchoolSchuchard Elementary SchoolNeil E. Reid High SchoolArmada High SchoolBriarwood Elementary SchoolL'Anse Creuse Middle School - CentralWill L. Lee SchoolWarren Woods Middle SchoolCarleton Middle SchoolBellview Elementary SchoolRoseville Middle SchoolAlgonquin Middle SchoolPinewood Elementary SchoolRainbow Elementary SchoolHenry Ford II High SchoolViolet Elementary SchoolDianne M. Pellerin CenterEastpointe Alternative CenterConner Creek Academy EastFrancis A. Higgins Elem. SchoolDort Elementary SchoolRalph Waldo Emerson Elem. SchoolLincoln High SchoolJefferson Middle SchoolHuron Academy (grades 3-8)Cromie Elementary SchoolBeck Centennial Elem. SchoolWyandot Middle SchoolMt. Clemens Montessori AcademyMohawk Elementary SchoolMacomb Math Science Technology CenterAshley Elementary SchoolMiddle School Mathematics Science Technology CenterJack Harvey Elementary SchoolSouth Lake High SchoolDresden Elementary SchoolSuccess AcademySterling Heights Senior High SchoolLean Elementary SchoolNew Haven High SchoolLutz School for Work ExperienceHevel Elementary SchoolHuron AcademyWarren Woods Enterprise High SchoolSouth Lake Middle SchoolRichmond High SchoolSouth River Elementary SchoolGrissom Middle SchoolFox Elementary SchoolIssac Monfort Elementary SchoolMessmore Elementary SchoolElmwood Elementary SchoolEastpointe High SchoolJohn R. Kment Elementary SchoolCheyenne Elementary SchoolShelby Junior High SchoolBurr Elementary SchoolNew Haven Elementary SchoolHeritage Junior High SchoolIndian Hills Elementary SchoolMarjorie Carlson Elementary SchoolKaiser Elementary SchoolBrowning Elementary SchoolIroquois Middle SchoolL'Anse Creuse Middle School - EastCrescentwood Elementary SchoolFrank Jeannette Junior High SchoolPrinceton Elementary SchoolL'Anse Creuse High School - NorthWestview Elementary SchoolMarie C. Graham Elem. SchoolOttawa Elementary SchoolMichigan Mathematics And Science Academy LorrainePleasantview Elementary SchoolDavis Junior High SchoolWiley Elementary SchoolWarren Consolidated Community High SchoolMcKinley Elementary SchoolLottie M. Schmidt Elementary SchoolUtica High SchoolMay V. Peck Elementary SchoolGlen H. Peters SchoolKennedy Middle SchoolWestwood Elementary SchoolGraebner Elementary SchoolSiersma Elementary SchoolEisenhower High SchoolMark C. Roose Elementary SchoolRoseville High SchoolDakota High SchoolAvalon Elementary SchoolForest Park Elementary SchoolSeminole AcademyPlumbrook Elementary SchoolMiami Elementary SchoolRockwell SchoolBlack Elementary SchoolPrevail AcademyAtwood Elementary SchoolAnchor Bay Middle School NorthCarter Middle SchoolErie Elementary SchoolLakeview High SchoolFlickinger Elementary SchoolAcademy of WarrenFrontier International Academy ElementaryL'Anse Creuse High SchoolHarwood Elementary SchoolAdlai Stevenson High SchoolWalt Disney Elementary SchoolMemphis High SchoolRichmond Middle SchoolHuron Elementary SchoolL'Anse Creuse Middle School - NorthArmada Continuing Educational CenterAcademy 21New Dawn Academy of WarrenEaton AcademyNoor International AcademyThomas A. Edison Elem. SchoolMacomb AcademyClintondale High SchoolUcs Alternative Learning CenterArmada Middle SchoolDekeyser Elementary SchoolCousino Senior High SchoolLucile S. Patton Elementary SchoolHolden Elementary SchoolGreat Oaks AcademyClinton Valley Elementary SchoolReach Charter AcademyGreen Acres Elementary SchoolMount Clemens Junior High SchoolMorgan Elementary SchoolMacomb Correctional FacilityCenter Line Preparatory AcademyHarmon Elementary SchoolRichards Middle SchoolLincoln Middle SchoolGreat Oaks Elementary SchoolSequoyah Elementary SchoolGreen Elementary SchoolOrville C. Krause Early Elementary SchoolLake Shore High SchoolSalk Elementary SchoolGreenwood Elementary SchoolMount Clemens High SchoolWarren Mott High SchoolEastpointe Middle SchoolFitzgerald Senior High SchoolKeith Bovenschen SchoolLincoln Elementary SchoolOakbrook Elementary SchoolCrothers Elementary SchoolWolfe Middle SchoolNorth Lake High SchoolRomeo High SchoolMasonic Heights Elementary SchoolJoseph G. Steenland Elementary SchoolCherokee Elementary SchoolMichigan Mathematics And Science AcademyDean A. Naldrett SchoolMerritt AcademyEisenhower Elementary SchoolChippewa Valley High SchoolRoberts Elementary SchoolFitzgerald Virtual AcademyBozymowski CenterHavel Elementary SchoolWashington Elementary SchoolEmma V. Lobbestael Elem. SchoolL'Anse Creuse Middle School - SouthSwitzer Elementary SchoolClintondale Middle SchoolLakeview Virtual SchoolDonald J. Yacks Elementary SchoolRomeo Middle SchoolMound Park Elementary School

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