Downriver Today

There were 2,034 white students enrolled in Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 0.3% increase compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools welcomed 2,956 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 68.8% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools roughly covers four schools within Wayne County and has its main office in Melvindale.

Among the four schools in Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools, Allendale Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 628 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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total White Students	White %
2022-23	2,956	2,034	68.8%
2021-22	2,972	2,028	68.2%
2020-21	2,985	2,026	67.9%
2019-20	3,061	2,012	65.7%
2018-19	3,135	2,002	63.9%
2017-18	3,065	1,890	61.7%
2016-17	2,918	1,718	58.9%
2015-16	2,833	1,603	56.6%