Detroit City Wire

There were 27 Hawaiian students enrolled in Detroit Public Schools Community District in the 2022-23 school year, a 6.9% decrease compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Detroit Public Schools Community District welcomed 48,754 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hawaiian students made up 0.1% of the student body, making them the least represented ethnicity in the district.

Detroit Public Schools Community District roughly covers 110 schools within Wayne County and has its main office in Detroit.

Among the 110 schools in Detroit Public Schools Community District, Carver STEM Academy, Detroit International Academy for Young Women, East English Village Preparatory Academy, Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary-Middle School, and Mumford High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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 Hawaiian Students	Hawaiian %
2022-23	48,754	27	0.1%
2021-22	48,745	29	0.1%
2020-21	49,001	36	0.1%
2019-20	50,895	37	0.1%
2018-19	50,176	33	0.1%
2017-18	50,875	52	0.1%
2016-17	45,720	54	0.1%
2015-16	46,912	35	0.1%