Downriver Today

There were 168 Hawaiian students enrolled in Wayne County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.8% less 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 135 districts in Wayne County, Detroit Public Schools Community District recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 27 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.

District	% of Hawaiian Students Enrolled	Total Enrollment
Advanced Technology Academy	0.3%	1,215
Allen Park Public Schools	0.2%	3,684
American International Academy	0.4%	566
Canton Charter Academy	0.1%	703
Clarenceville School District	0.1%	1,774
Dearborn City School District	0.1%	20,145
Detroit Achievement Academy	0.1%	672
Detroit Public Schools Community District	0.1%	48,754
Distinctive College Prep.	0.1%	841
Garden City Public Schools	0.1%	3,279
Gibraltar School District	0%	3,630
Grosse Pointe Public Schools	0.1%	6,537
Huron School District	0%	2,541
MacDowell Preparatory Academy	0.3%	368
Marvin L. Winans Academy of Performing Arts	2.1%	285
Michigan Educational Choice Center	0.4%	255
New Paradigm Glazer-Loving Academy	0.8%	245
Northville Public Schools	0.1%	7,144
Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy	0.3%	793
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	0.1%	16,311
Redford Union Schools District No. 1	0%	2,075
Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy	0.1%	732
Rutherford Winans Academy	0.6%	154
School District of the City of Lincoln Park	0.1%	4,906
School District of the City of Wyandotte	0.5%	4,422
South Canton Scholars Charter Academy	0.1%	815
South Redford School District	0.1%	2,812
Southgate Community School District	0.1%	3,371
Summit Academy North	0.2%	1,569
The School District of the City of Harper Woods	0%	2,581
Trenton Public Schools	0%	2,501
Trillium Academy	1.6%	681
Van Buren Public Schools	0.1%	4,319
Voyageur Academy	0.1%	1,226
Washington-Parks Academy	0.2%	580
Wayne RESA	0%	7,509
Wayne-Westland Community School District	0.1%	9,790
Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	0.1%	5,603