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There were 8,132 multiracial students enrolled in Oakland County districts in 2022-23 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

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

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

There were 8,132 multiracial students enrolled in Oakland County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Oakland County welcomed 172,596 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 4.7% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 52 districts in Oakland County, Rochester Community School District recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 615 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Oakland 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 Oakland County in 2022-23 School Year
White [59.1%]African American [18.8%]Asian [9.7%]Hispanic [7.4%]Ethnicities <5% [5%]
multiracial Enrollment in Oakland County During 2022-23 School Year
District% of multiracial Students EnrolledTotal Enrollment
Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac3.5%818
Avondale School District3.7%3,835
Berkley School District4.2%3,920
Birmingham Public Schools6.3%7,342
Bloomfield Hills Schools5.1%5,166
Bradford Academy0.6%980
Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland3.1%2,135
Clarkston Community School District3.8%7,656
Clawson Public Schools6%1,270
Crescent Academy0.6%709
Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellenc1.8%561
Farmington Public School District5.3%9,082
Ferndale Public Schools5.9%3,133
Four Corners Montessori Academy7.9%291
Great Lakes Academy3.3%183
Holly Academy4.3%586
Holly Area School District5.2%3,110
Huron Valley Schools3.3%7,990
Kingsbury Country Day School5.6%354
Lake Orion Community Schools8%6,858
Lamphere Public Schools7.3%2,352
Laurus Academy6.4%749
Life Skills Center of Pontiac2.6%38
Lighthouse Connections Academy8.1%2,454
Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy0.3%1,262
Madison District Public Schools3.1%914
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy8.7%2,896
Momentum Academy5.2%213
Novi Community School District3.5%6,662
Oakland County Academy of Media & Technology3%168
Oakland FlexTech High School6.5%201
Oakland Schools5.3%2,306
Oakside Prep Academy10%1,182
Oxford Community Schools5%5,660
Pontiac Academy for Excellence6%551
Pontiac City School District4.2%3,432
Rochester Community School District4.1%15,042
Royal Oak Schools6.8%4,877
School District of the City of Hazel Park5.5%2,975
School District of the City of Oak Park1.1%3,682
South Lyon Community Schools3.8%8,479
Southfield Public School District1.5%4,956
Troy School District4.6%12,485
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools4.4%12,131
Walton Charter Academy6.1%809
Waterford Montessori Academy7.5%402
Waterford School District4.8%7,087
West Bloomfield School District6%4,884

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Hazel Park City School DistrictLaurus AcademyMichigan Department of EducationHolly AcademyHuron Valley SchoolsFarmington Public School District BoardRoyal Oak City School DistrictLamphere Public Schools BoardPontiac Academy for ExcellenceWaterford Montessori AcademyOakland County Academy of Media & TechnologyLincoln-King Adams-Young AcademyWaterford School District BoardHolly Area School District BoardNovi Community School DistrictDr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of ExcellencWalton Charter AcademyClawson City School District BoardMadison Public Schools BoardBrandon School DistrictSouthfield Public School DistrictLife Skills Center of PontiacOakside Scholars Charter AcademyOak Park City School DistrictLighthouse Connections AcademySouth Lyon Community Schools BoardBradford AcademyTroy School District BoardBirmingham City School DistrictGreat Lakes AcademyOakland SchoolsClarkston Community School DistrictMichigan Virtual Charter AcademyLake Orion Community Schools BoardRochester Community School District BoardFour Corners Montessori AcademyFerndale Public SchoolsAvondale School DistrictMomentum AcademyKingsbury Country Day SchoolPontiac City School District BoardBerkley School DistrictOxford Area Community SchoolsOakland FlexTech High SchoolWest Bloomfield School District BoardArts And Technology Academy Of PontiacWalled Lake Consolidated Schools BoardBloomfield Hills School DistrictCrescent Academy

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