Wayne County Education: 107,853 white students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

By Detroit City Wire

Sep 27, 2023

There were 107,853 white students enrolled in Wayne County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% 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, white students comprised 41.7% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 135 districts in Wayne County, Dearborn City School District recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 18,815 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

White Enrollment in Wayne County During 2022-23 School Year

District	% of white Students Enrolled	Total Enrollment
Academy for Business and Technology	4%	495
Achieve Charter Academy	19.1%	779
Advanced Technology Academy	2.4%	1,215
Allen Park Public Schools	77.3%	3,684
American International Academy	1.1%	566
American Montessori Academy	25.8%	477
Branch Line School	76%	150
Bridge Academy	86.7%	1,328
Caniff Liberty Academy	51.7%	501
Canton Charter Academy	18.9%	703
Canton Preparatory High School	32.4%	624
Capstone Academy Charter School (SDA)	11.9%	135
Cesar Chavez Academy	3.5%	2,225
Clara B. Ford Academy (SDA)	54.5%	44
Clarenceville School District	43.9%	1,774
Commonwealth Community Development Academy	3.8%	159
Covenant House Academy Detroit	5%	584
Creative Montessori Academy	40.7%	796
Crestwood School District	92.4%	3,767
Dearborn City School District	93.4%	20,145
Dearborn Heights School District #7	58.6%	2,539
Detroit Academy of Arts and Sciences	0.1%	1,013
Detroit Achievement Academy	19.6%	672
Detroit Community Schools	0.2%	568
Detroit Edison Public School Academy	0.2%	1,237
Detroit Enterprise Academy	0.4%	746
Detroit Leadership Academy	1.6%	742
Detroit Merit Charter Academy	0.3%	703
Detroit Premier Academy	1%	715
Detroit Public Safety Academy	0.6%	159
Detroit Public Schools Community District	2.5%	48,754
Detroit Service Learning Academy	0.1%	1,408
Distinctive College Prep.	1%	841
Ecorse Public Schools	8.7%	1,119
Escuela Avancemos	2%	393
Explore Academy-Livonia	13%	23
Flagship Charter Academy	0.3%	643
Flat Rock Community Schools	82.7%	1,772
Fostering Leadership Academy	13.6%	59
Frontier International Academy	53.9%	921
Garden City Public Schools	73%	3,279
Gibraltar School District	79%	3,630
Global Heights Academy	8.3%	252
Grand River Academy	3%	736
Grosse Ile Township Schools	87.3%	1,594
Grosse Pointe Public Schools	74.2%	6,537
Hamtramck Academy	14.4%	548
Hanley International Academy	3.5%	660
Henry Ford Academy	30.6%	497
Highland Park Public School Academy System	0.4%	280
Hope Academy	0.2%	414
Hope of Detroit Academy	1.3%	1,010
Huron School District	85.6%	2,541
Inkster Preparatory Academy	3%	266
Ivywood Classical Academy	88.5%	574
Keystone Academy	66.1%	629
Legacy Charter Academy	0.3%	739
Livonia Public Schools School District	73.7%	13,304
MacDowell Preparatory Academy	0.8%	368
Melvindale-North Allen Park Schools	68.8%	2,956
Metro Charter Academy	3.2%	559
New Paradigm College Prep	0.5%	196
New Paradigm Glazer-Loving Academy	0.8%	245
New School High	88.2%	51
Northville Public Schools	66.1%	7,144
Oakland International Academy	78.3%	865
Old Redford Academy	0.4%	987
Pathways Academy	1.6%	122
Pembroke Academy	0.3%	348
Plymouth Educational Center Charter School	0.9%	435
Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy	28.2%	793
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	64%	16,311
Quest Charter Academy	27.4%	762
Redford Union Schools District No. 1	17.8%	2,075
Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy	0.4%	732
River Heights Academy	57%	121
Riverside Academy	86.4%	777
Riverview Community School District	78.6%	2,831
Romulus Community Schools	19.2%	2,281
School District of the City of Hamtramck	57.5%	3,062
School District of the City of Lincoln Park	33.5%	4,906
School District of the City of River Rouge	8.8%	2,464
School District of the City of Wyandotte	74.3%	4,422
South Canton Scholars Charter Academy	30.8%	815
South Redford School District	11%	2,812
Southgate Community School District	67.3%	3,371
Star International Academy	90.6%	1,928
Summit Academy North	30.2%	1,569
Taylor Exemplar Academy	24.5%	695
Taylor Preparatory High School	24.4%	464
Taylor School District	48.6%	5,424
The Dearborn Academy	53.2%	515
The James and Grace Lee Boggs School	22.7%	154
The School District of the City of Harper Woods	9%	2,581
Tipton Academy	38.2%	489
Trenton Public Schools	84.8%	2,501
Trillium Academy	42.6%	681
Universal Academy	93.3%	700
Universal Learning Academy	88.5%	730
University Preparatory Academy (PSAD)	0.4%	1,808
University Preparatory Art & Design	0.7%	1,237
University Preparatory Science and Math (PSAD)	0.6%	1,424
University Yes Academy	0.5%	365
Van Buren Public Schools	45.1%	4,319
Vista Meadows Academy	4.9%	103
Voyageur Academy	2.9%	1,226
W-A-Y Academy	4.1%	195
WAY Michigan	57%	135
Warrendale Charter Academy	0.1%	709
Wayne RESA	32.3%	7,509
Wayne-Westland Community School District	49.4%	9,790
West Village Academy	6.9%	291
Westfield Charter Academy	1%	1,463
Westwood Community School District	18%	1,491
Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	62.7%	5,603