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How many African American students were enrolled in Oakland County schools in 2023-24 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 31,781 African American students enrolled in Oakland County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.8% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Oakland County welcomed 170,641 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 18.6% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 329 schools in Oakland County, Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,113 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 have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Ethnicities in Oakland County in 2023-24 School Year

White [58.2%]African American [18.6%]Asian [10%]Hispanic [7.9%]Ethnicities < 5% [5.3%]

Enrollment Demographics in Oakland County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of African American students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology93.51,190
Oak Park High School94.5873
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy27.62,922
Bradford Academy99768
West Bloomfield High School46.71,564
Laurus Academy86786
Oak Park Preparatory Academy95.1679
Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac79810
Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellence98.8608
Oakside Prep Academy42.71,362
Lighthouse Connections Academy23.12,187
University High School95.7494
Key Elementary School91.5507
Ferndale High School61.8738
Adlai Stevenson Elementary School90.6498
MacArthur K-8 University Academy97.1450
Alice M. Birney K-8 School94.6443
Farmington High School28.31,471
North Farmington High School31.41,229
West Bloomfield Middle School38.9976
Pontiac Academy for Excellence68.5553
Einstein Elementary School95.7393
Pepper Elementary School93.8401
Pontiac High School39.8942
Avondale High School35.5989
Tri County Educational Center90.6373
Pontiac Middle School43.9768
Glenn W. Levey Middle School91.5351
Crescent Academy Elementary99.1316
Morris Adler Elementary School93.1335
Thompson K-8 International Academy88.5348
Herrington School76.7382
Ferndale Middle School53.4521
Hazel Park High School48.7557
McIntyre Elementary School95.8283
Wylie E. Groves High School23.91,130
University High School Academy95.6252
Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus44.3533
Norup International School33.7688
Whitman Elementary School40.6559
Wood Creek Elementary School50.8429
Crescent Academy - Middle School99.5218
Walton Charter Academy27.7781
University Middle School Academy94.5220
Berkley High School17.11,202
R. Grant Graham Elementary School47.4430
Vandenberg Elementary School82.4245
Avondale Middle School33.7594
Warner Middle School36.6543
Hazel Park Junior High School45.6434
East Middle School35540
Sheiko Elementary School44.1424
Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA100176
Great Lakes Academy86.5200
Walled Lake Western High School15.81,080
Crescent Academy (PK-1)98.3173
Madison Elementary School47.6355
Diploma and Careers Institute35480
Owen Elementary School52319
Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus33.9475
Waterford Mott High School14.71,076
Power Middle School24.5617
Doherty Elementary School33.3450
Novi High School7.12,094
Royal Oak Middle School12.91,097
Madison High School57.8244
Meadowbrook Elementary School24.1569
United Oaks Elementary School40.9335
J. A. Lanigan Elementary School27.5487
Hillside Elementary School21.1636
Bloomfield Hills High School8.51,567
Advantage Alternative Program69.1191
Royal Oak High School9.71,338
Rogers School44.5283
Walled Lake Central High School10.51,138
Berkshire Middle School18.5648
James R. Geisler Middle School20.3581
Auburn Elementary School40.5291
Farmington STEAM Academy15.8722
Faxon Academy90.5126
Webb Elementary School34.9324
Hoover Elementary School45249
Beechview Elementary School29.9368
Roosevelt Elementary School31.3348
Michigan Cyber Academy32.2332
Lamphere High School13.9750
Kenbrook Elementary School25.9398
Gill Elementary School18.6516
Hickory Woods Elementary School17.8528
Troy High School4.52,044
Alcott School32.4281
Athens High School61,488
Wilkinson Middle School54.9162
Pleasant Lake Elementary School18.1485
Novi Meadows School8.11,039
Donelson Hills Elementary School24350
NOVA Discipline Academy93.390
Rochester High School4.91,701
Walnut Creek Middle School12.7645
Mason Middle School11.2729
Oxford Virtual Academy6.51,239
Novi Middle School7.21,090
Scotch Elementary School22.1331
Gretchko Elementary School20360
Page Middle School13.1533
Life Skills Center of Pontiac83.880
Kennedy Learning Center90.473
Alfred E. Upton Elementary School22295
Greenfield Elementary School27.2239
Deerfield Elementary School20.2317
South Lyon East High School5.31,181
Forest Elementary School16.4384
Bingham Farms Elementary School18.4343
Hiller Elementary School24.1257
Pierce Middle School8.2742
Anderson Middle School13463
Wixom Elementary School13.9425
Baker Middle School9635
Woodland Elementary School17.1334
Morse Elementary School14407
Farmington Central High School37.7151
East Hills Middle School9.9563
Lake Orion Community High School2.62,097
Orchard Hills Elementary School12.7425
Longacre Elementary School11.9454
Waterford Kettering High School5.9902
Eastover Elementary School8.7612
Bloomfield Hills Middle School8.5609
Sarah G. Banks Middle School8.7595
Birmingham Covington School8639
Clawson High School13.9360
Haviland Elementary School14.2351
Keys Grace Academy9.3514
Four Corners Montessori Academy17.6272
Children's Village School6177
Smith Middle School7642
Pattengill Elementary School15.4292
Oak Ridge Elementary School10.8408
Riverside Elementary School14.4306
Village Oaks Elementary School8.5515
Grayson Elementary School9.4459
Beaumont Elementary School15.1284
Kennedy Center57.375
Angell Elementary School10.7391
Momentum Academy19.8212
Walled Lake Northern High School2.81,457
Rochester Adams High School2.71,539
Virtual Learning Academy Consortium14.1290
Oakland FlexTech High School21195
Susick Elementary School10.4374
Troy Union Elementary School9.8400
Wattles Elementary School9.5412
Oakland Early College22177
Keller Elementary School8.4450
Reuther Middle School5.4670
Addams Elementary and Early Childhood Center8.1443
Clawson Middle School13.5266
Hampton Elementary School6.6543
Oakland Elementary School15.6231
ACE52.968
Cooke School23.3150
Derby Middle School5.5613
West Maple Elementary School6.4532
Way Elementary School7.2473
Madison District Early Childhood Education Center38.688
Pine Knob Elementary School7.1462
Rogers Elementary School9.2357
Parkview Elementary School6.9481
Edmonson Elementary School10.6302
Southfield Regional Academic Campus94.134
Simonds Elementary School12.5248
Centennial Middle School3.3899
Jardon Vocational School42.371
Clarkston High School1.91,560
Stoney Creek High School1.91,495
West Middle School3.6807
International Academy2.11,392
Cooley Elementary School7.8371
Lessenger Elementary School11.6250
Troy College and Career High School15.3189
Oxford High School1.71,646
Ernest W. Seaholm High School2.41,183
Lone Pine Elementary School6.1462
Ann L. Dolsen Elementary School6.3441
Beverly Elementary School9.1307
Larson Middle School3.3814
Conant Elementary School5.4500
Novi Woods Elementary School5.2518
Holly High School2.51,027
Paul A. Schalm School6.9378
Van Hoosen Middle School2.8904
Boulan Park Middle School3825
Hamlin Elementary School5.3476
Mary Helen Guest Elementary School7.7324
Hill Elementary School7.3344
Clarkston Junior High School2.4982
Visions Unlimited29.681
Sashabaw Middle School2.4969
Hart Middle School2.31,016
Carpenter Elementary School4.9470
Houghton Elementary School8.9258
Walled Lake Elementary School7.6302
Clifford H. Smart Middle School2.4906
Loon Lake Elementary School4.2518
Waldon Middle School4.1540
Northwood Elementary School4.9446
Keith Elementary School4528
Oakley Park Elementary School5.7370
Deerfield Elementary School4.5468
Wing Lake Developmental Center19.4108
Viking Virtual Academy45.746
South Lyon High School1.61,257
Long Meadow Elementary School3.7544
Millennium Middle School1.81,043
Waterford Montessori Academy8.8217
Edison29.265
Hillside Middle School1.8981
Harvey-Swanson Elementary School3.4530
Invest Roosevelt Alternative High School5.7316
Hamilton Elementary School4449
Martell Elementary School4.9366
Churchill Community Education Center16.8107
Waterford Durant High School14.6123
Holly Middle School2.6663
Schoolcraft Elementary School4.1411
William A. Pearson Elementary School2.9553
Brandon Middle School3.7437
Oakwood Elementary School3.9412
Davisburg Elementary School4.1390
Johnson Elementary School4397
Knudsen Elementary School6.6243
Muir Middle School2.3660
Orion Oaks Elementary School2.9520
Delta Kelly Elementary School2.4620
Thornton Creek Elementary School2.9509
Harlan Elementary School3.9384
Pembroke Elementary School4.8312
Barnard Elementary School3.6421
Milford High School1.11,260
Brandon High School2695
Stadium Drive Elementary School3465
Leonard Elementary School3.4417
Schroeder Elementary School3.2443
Bemis Elementary School3.1453
Oxford Middle School1.4947
Patterson Elementary School3439
North Hill Elementary School2.5511
Meadow Brook Elementary School3.2402
Kenwood Elementary School8162
Paint Creek Elementary School2.3532
Springfield Plains Elementary School2.4506
Oak Valley Middle School2.4505
Brooklands Elementary School2.5482
McGregor Elementary School2.7451
University Hills Elementary School3403
Frank E. Bartlett School2.3480
Webber School2.2491
Leonard Elementary School4.2263
West Bloomfield Transition Center42.326
Burton Elementary School2.3443
Renaissance Alternative High School5.7174
Lakeland High School0.81,100
Commerce Elementary School1.7540
LakeVille Elementary School2.2404
Brewster Elementary School2.3399
Wass Elementary School2.1431
Waterford Montessori Academy4.4204
John M. Schultz Educational Campus13.268
Oxford Crossroads Day School27.333
Career Preparation3625
Sharon J. Hardy Elementary School1.4580
Pierce Elementary School1.6514
Independence Elementary School1.8457
Lakewood Elementary School1.8438
Blanche Sims Elementary School1.8438
Amerman Elementary School1.4556
Musson Elementary School1.6494
Holly Elementary School2.5319
Baldwin Elementary School1.3534
Kent Lake Elementary School1.3524
Sayre Elementary School1.5475
Scripps Middle School1.5482
Novi Adult Transition Center5014
Tier III Intervention Academy1007
Holly Academy1.1557
Country Oaks Elementary School1.2521
Bailey Lake Elementary School1.2519
Hugger Elementary School1.2511
Dublin Elementary School1.2490
Oakview Middle School1.3453
Glengary Elementary School1.8326
Avondale Gifted and Talented Education1.8328
Pine Tree Center8.273
Waterford Lifetracks Program Crary Campus13.644
Troy Center for Transition10.955
Meadows School31.619
AGBU Alex and Marie Manoogian School1.2431
Kurtz Elementary School1.2405
Oxbow Elementary School1.2407
Andersonville Elementary School1.6315
Costello Elementary School1.2406
North Sashabaw Elementary School1.6318
Rochester Community Schools Virtual Campus5.296
Kingsley Montgomery School11.145
Lamphere Center13.537
Learning Options High School4.982
White Lake Middle School0.6503
Heritage Elementary School0.7458
Highland Elementary School1288
Rose Pioneer Elementary School1.1278
Troy Early Childhood3.488
Brandon Adult Transition Program16.718
Hamilton-Parsons Elementary School0.4502
Spring Mills Elementary School0.5417
Clarkston Elementary School0.5386
Kingsbury Country Day School0.6343
Madison Preparatory High School33.36
Project Search405
Oxford Elementary School0.3345
Daniel Axford Elementary School0.3349
Harbor High School0.7142
Renaissance Virtual School1.663
Project Search8.312
Apollo Center12.58
Clear Lake Elementary School0430
Quarton Elementary School0366
Oxford Bridges High School042
Huron Valley Adult Education06
Student Support Services01

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Crescent Academy ElementaryLaurus AcademyScripps Middle SchoolRenaissance Virtual SchoolBailey Lake Elementary SchoolAuburn Elementary SchoolBerkshire Middle SchoolWoodland Elementary SchoolOrion Oaks Elementary SchoolVillage Oaks Elementary SchoolWylie E. Groves High SchoolEdisonHeritage Elementary SchoolHolly AcademyAlcott SchoolDeerfield Elementary SchoolWest Maple Elementary SchoolConant Elementary SchoolErnest W. Seaholm High SchoolLeonard Elementary SchoolLamphere CenterHarlan Elementary SchoolHillside Elementary SchoolStadium Drive Elementary SchoolHolly Elementary SchoolClear Lake Elementary SchoolSimonds Elementary SchoolGreenfield Elementary SchoolPontiac High SchoolAvondale High SchoolPattengill SchoolEinstein Elementary SchoolNorth Sashabaw Elementary SchoolMadison District Early Childhood Education CenterEdmonson Elementary SchoolForest Elementary SchoolOxford Bridges High SchoolSpringfield Plains Elem. SchoolJardon Vocational SchoolDavisburg Elementary SchoolPontiac Academy for ExcellenceDiploma And Careers InstituteMadison Elementary SchoolHolly Middle SchoolClarkston Elementary SchoolLakewood Elementary SchoolDr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of ExcellenceApollo CenterAnderson Middle SchoolHazel Park Advantage Alternative SchoolKeys Grace AcademyMilford High SchoolMichigan Cyber AcademyBurton Elementary SchoolPower Upper Elementary SchoolWaldon Middle SchoolHazel Park Junior High SchoolAgbu Alex-Marie Manoogian SchoolHarbor High SchoolBrandon High SchoolNovi Adult Transition CenterOakwood Elementary SchoolPontiac Middle SchoolCareer PreparationLakeville Elementary SchoolRose Pioneer Elementary SchoolPembroke Elementary SchoolNovi Woods Elementary SchoolWing Lake Developmental CenterOxford High SchoolWhitman Elementary SchoolTier Iii Intervention AcademyHolly High SchoolInternational AcademyWay Elementary SchoolBirmingham Covington SchoolBrewster Elementary SchoolWarner Upper Elementary SchoolOxford Area Middle SchoolMadison High SchoolBlanche Sims Elementary SchoolHoover Elementary SchoolOak Park Preparatory AcademyAvondale Gifted and Talented EducationBloomfield Hills Middle SchoolLife Skills Center of PontiacAvondale Middle SchoolFaxon Language Immersion AcademyOak Park High SchoolWood Creek Elementary SchoolOakside Scholars Charter AcademyVirtual Learning Academy ConsortiumFerndale Lower Elementary CampusClarkston High SchoolOwen Elementary SchoolFerndale Upper Elementary CampusWilkinson Middle SchoolOxford Elementary SchoolAndersonville Elementary SchoolKenbrook Elementary SchoolLighthouse Connections AcademyAngell Elementary SchoolNovi Middle SchoolViking Virtual AcademyWebb Elementary SchoolDeerfield Elementary SchoolDerby Middle SchoolR. Grant Graham Elem. SchoolNorth Farmington High SchoolFerndale Middle SchoolPierce Elementary SchoolPaul A. Schalm SchoolSusick Elementary SchoolBradford AcademyHazel Park High SchoolLamphere High SchoolKennedy CenterClawson High SchoolNovi High SchoolBerkley High SchoolOrchard Hills Elementary SchoolHamilton Parsons Elem. SchoolPepper Elementary SchoolNorup International SchoolWhite Lake Middle SchoolFarmington Central High SchoolGreat Lakes AcademyBloomfield Hills High SchoolOak Valley Middle SchoolFarmington High SchoolParkview Elementary SchoolPine Tree CenterBeverly Elementary SchoolOxford Virtual AcademyEast Middle SchoolMichigan Virtual Charter AcademyBrandon Middle SchoolHighland Elementary SchoolOxbow Elementary SchoolUniversity High SchoolUnited Oaks Elementary SchoolEastover Elementary SchoolLone Pine Elementary SchoolJohnson Elementary SchoolFour Corners Montessori AcademyTri County Educational CenterRogers Elementary SchoolCountry Oaks Elementary SchoolRogers SchoolNova Discipline AcademyMomentum AcademyJ.a. Lanigan Elementary SchoolIndependence Elementary SchoolNovi Meadows SchoolHarvey-Swanson Elementary SchoolHuron Valley Adult EducationOxford Crossroads Day SchoolRenaissance Alternative High SchoolCarpenter Year Round Elem. SchoolPaint Creek Elementary SchoolKingsbury Country Day SchoolLongacre Elementary SchoolPine Knob Elementary SchoolHerrington SchoolClawson Middle SchoolGill Elementary SchoolWebber SchoolBrandon Adult Transition ProgramSpring Mills Elementary SchoolHiller Elementary SchoolLake Orion High SchoolBingham Farms Elementary SchoolVisions UnlimitedStudent Support ServicesClarkston Junior High SchoolDaniel Axford Elementary SchoolOakview Middle SchoolInvest Roosevelt Alternative High SchoolLessenger Elementary SchoolMadison Preparatory High SchoolFarmington Steam AcademyPage Middle SchoolOakland FlexTech High SchoolCrescent AcademyEast Hills Middle SchoolQuarton Elementary SchoolBaldwin Elementary SchoolBeechview Elementary SchoolArts And Technology Academy Of PontiacLakeland High SchoolKenwood Elementary SchoolPatterson Elementary SchoolCrescent AcademyMuir Middle SchoolMeadows SchoolLearning Options High SchoolSashabaw Middle SchoolKurtz Elementary SchoolKey Elementary School

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