Detroit City Wire

There were 220 multiracial students enrolled in Detroit Public Schools Community District in the 2022-23 school year, a 35% increase 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, multiracial students made up 0.5% of the student body, making them the third 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, Bunche Preparatory Academy recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 15 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 Multiracial Students	Multiracial %
2022-23	48,754	220	0.5%
2021-22	48,745	163	0.3%
2020-21	49,001	144	0.3%
2019-20	50,895	60	0.1%
2018-19	50,176	139	0.3%
2017-18	50,875	135	0.3%
2016-17	45,720	142	0.3%
2015-16	46,912	114	0.2%