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Wayne County Education: 23,875 Hispanic students were enrolled 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

There were 23,875 Hispanic students enrolled in Wayne County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Wayne County welcomed 258,751 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 9.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 135 districts in Wayne County, Detroit Public Schools Community District recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 6,650 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Wayne County.

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.

Ethnicities in Wayne County in 2022-23 School Year
African American [41.9%]White [41.7%]Hispanic [9.2%]Ethnicities <5% [7.2%]
Hispanic Enrollment in Wayne County During 2022-23 School Year
District% of Hispanic Students EnrolledTotal Enrollment
Academy for Business and Technology9.7%495
Achieve Charter Academy3.1%779
Advanced Technology Academy22.9%1,215
Allen Park Public Schools15.3%3,684
American International Academy0.4%566
American Montessori Academy5.7%477
Branch Line School4%150
Bridge Academy0.2%1,328
Canton Charter Academy5.1%703
Canton Preparatory High School7.4%624
Cesar Chavez Academy92.9%2,225
Clara B. Ford Academy (SDA)4.5%44
Clarenceville School District4.3%1,774
Cornerstone Jefferson-Douglass Academy0.2%530
Covenant House Academy Detroit12.7%584
Creative Montessori Academy19.3%796
Crestwood School District1.7%3,767
David Ellis Academy West0.8%663
Dearborn City School District1.9%20,145
Dearborn Heights School District #713%2,539
Detroit Achievement Academy0.6%672
Detroit Edison Public School Academy1.1%1,237
Detroit Enterprise Academy0.9%746
Detroit Innovation Academy0.5%379
Detroit Leadership Academy0.7%742
Detroit Merit Charter Academy0.6%703
Detroit Premier Academy4.6%715
Detroit Public Safety Academy0.6%159
Detroit Public Schools Community District13.6%48,754
Detroit Service Learning Academy0.1%1,408
Distinctive College Prep.0.1%841
Dove Academy of Detroit0.4%477
Ecorse Public Schools10.1%1,119
Escuela Avancemos94.4%393
Flagship Charter Academy0.8%643
Flat Rock Community Schools6.4%1,772
Fostering Leadership Academy5.1%59
Frontier International Academy0.1%921
Garden City Public Schools6.9%3,279
George Crockett Academy0.6%355
Gibraltar School District7.7%3,630
Global Heights Academy2.4%252
Grand River Academy3.8%736
Grosse Ile Township Schools6%1,594
Grosse Pointe Public Schools3.9%6,537
Hamtramck Academy0.7%548
Hanley International Academy0.2%660
Henry Ford Academy16.9%497
Highland Park Public School Academy System3.2%280
Hope Academy0.7%414
Hope of Detroit Academy88.3%1,010
Huron School District5.7%2,541
Inkster Preparatory Academy3%266
Ivywood Classical Academy3.5%574
Joy Preparatory Academy0.6%179
Keystone Academy7.6%629
Legacy Charter Academy1.1%739
Livonia Public Schools School District6.6%13,304
MacDowell Preparatory Academy0.5%368
Madison-Carver Academy1.7%421
Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy0.3%380
Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools21.7%2,956
Metro Charter Academy2.1%559
New Paradigm College Prep55.6%196
Northville Public Schools4.6%7,144
Oakland International Academy0.5%865
Old Redford Academy1%987
Pathways Academy2.5%122
Pembroke Academy1.1%348
Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy2.3%793
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools5.1%16,311
Quest Charter Academy13.5%762
Redford Union Schools District No. 15.8%2,075
Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy2.5%732
River Heights Academy5.8%121
Riverside Academy1.8%777
Riverview Community School District9.5%2,831
Romulus Community Schools5.6%2,281
School District of the City of Hamtramck0.1%3,062
School District of the City of Lincoln Park44.9%4,906
School District of the City of River Rouge7.2%2,464
School District of the City of Wyandotte14.7%4,422
Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle College3.2%93
South Canton Scholars Charter Academy3.6%815
South Redford School District3.5%2,812
Southgate Community School District15.3%3,371
Star International Academy1.1%1,928
Summit Academy North7.3%1,569
Taylor Exemplar Academy8.6%695
Taylor Preparatory High School10.3%464
Taylor School District10.3%5,424
The Dearborn Academy36.1%515
The James and Grace Lee Boggs School6.5%154
The School District of the City of Harper Woods1.2%2,581
Tipton Academy4.9%489
Trenton Public Schools8.1%2,501
Trillium Academy11.9%681
Universal Academy4.7%700
Universal Learning Academy0.5%730
University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)0.2%1,808
University Preparatory Art & Design0.4%1,237
University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)0.2%1,424
Van Buren Public Schools4.8%4,319
Vista Meadows Academy1%103
Voyageur Academy19.9%1,226
W-A-Y Academy49.2%195
WAY Michigan11.1%135
Warrendale Charter Academy2.5%709
Washington-Parks Academy0.3%580
Wayne RESA8%7,509
Wayne-Westland Community School District6.9%9,790
West Village Academy1.7%291
Westfield Charter Academy1.8%1,463
Weston Preparatory Academy0.4%248
Westwood Community School District3%1,491
Woodhaven-Brownstown School District10.7%5,603

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Melvindale-North Allen Park School District BoardRiverside AcademyRomulus Community SchoolsSummit Academy NorthSigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle CollegeMichigan Department of EducationHuron School DistrictDetroit Premier AcademyEcorse Public School District BoardAcademy for Business and TechnologyTaylor Preparatory High SchoolCovenant House Academy DetroitWyandotte City School District BoardTrillium AcademyGrand River AcademyCanton Preparatory High SchoolWayne-Westland Community School DistrictHenry Ford AcademyMetro Charter AcademyInkster Preparatory AcademyPembroke AcademyDetroit Public Safety AcademyLegacy Charter AcademyWeston Preparatory AcademyDearborn City School District BoardNorthville Public SchoolsAmerican Montessori AcademyCesar Chavez AcademyHope AcademySouth Redford School DistrictStar International AcademyClara B. Ford Academy (sda)Ivywood Classical AcademyVan Buren Public SchoolsTaylor Exemplar AcademyDetroit Achievement AcademyFlagship Charter AcademyVista Meadows AcademyRiver Heights AcademyFostering Leadership AcademyWest Village AcademyWoodhaven-Brownstown School DistrictHope of Detroit AcademyWestfield Charter AcademySouth Canton Scholars Charter AcademyThe Dearborn AcademyGibraltar School DistrictFrontier International AcademyWestwood Community Schools BoardDetroit Edison Public School AcademyHighland Park Public School Academy SystemAmerican International AcademyMartin Luther King Jr. Education Center AcademyCanton Charter AcademyHanley International AcademyPathways AcademyGrosse Pointe Public Schools BoardUniversity Preparatory Academy (psad)Southgate Community School DistrictDetroit Innovation AcademyUniversity Preparatory Art & DesignWashington-Parks AcademyGrosse Ile Township SchoolsHamtramck AcademyDetroit Merit Charter AcademyTrenton Public SchoolsPlymouth-Canton Community SchoolsEscuela AvancemosAchieve Charter AcademyCrestwood School District BoardCornerstone Jefferson-Douglass AcademyDetroit Leadership AcademyRiverview Community School DistrictDetroit Public Schools Community District BoardBranch Line SchoolQuest Charter AcademyClarenceville School DistrictHamtramck Public Schools BoardWarrendale Charter AcademyUniversal Learning AcademyUniversal AcademyJoy Preparatory AcademyLivonia Public SchoolsRegent Park Scholars Charter AcademyAdvanced Technology AcademyInternational Preparatory Academy - Macdowell CampusDetroit Enterprise AcademyThe James And Grace Lee Boggs SchoolW-A-Y AcademyTipton AcademyMadison-Carver AcademyUniversity Preparatory Science And Math (psad)David Ellis Academy WestBridge AcademyWay MichiganVoyageur AcademyPlymouth Scholars Charter AcademyTaylor School District BoardOld Redford AcademyGlobal Heights AcademyRedford Union School District BoardDearborn Heights School District 7 BoardDetroit Service Learning AcademyDove Academy Of DetroitGarden City School District BoardOakland International AcademyHarper Woods City Schools BoardRiver Rouge School District BoardCreative Montessori AcademyNew Paradigm College PrepAllen Park Public Schools BoardDistinctive College Prep.Keystone AcademyGeorge Crockett AcademyWayne ResaLincoln Park Public SchoolsFlat Rock Community Schools

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