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Enrollment Analysis: African American students comprised 18.8% of Oakland County's districts student body 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 32,373 African American students enrolled in Oakland County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% less 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, African American students comprised 18.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 52 districts in Oakland County, Southfield Public School District recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 4,625 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%]
African American Enrollment in Oakland County During 2022-23 School Year
District% of African American Students EnrolledTotal Enrollment
AGBU Alex-Marie Manoogian School1.2%425
Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac79.8%818
Avondale School District30.4%3,835
Berkley School District15.9%3,920
Birmingham Public Schools10.1%7,342
Bloomfield Hills Schools8.1%5,166
Bradford Academy98.9%980
Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland3%2,135
Clarkston Community School District2.7%7,656
Clawson Public Schools13.1%1,270
Crescent Academy98.9%709
Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellenc97.7%561
Farmington Public School District27%9,082
Faxon Academy88.2%119
Ferndale Public Schools61.5%3,133
Four Corners Montessori Academy18.6%291
Great Lakes Academy83.6%183
Holly Academy1%586
Holly Area School District2.3%3,110
Huron Valley Schools1.4%7,990
Keys Grace Academy11.2%473
Kingsbury Country Day School0.3%354
Lake Orion Community Schools2.8%6,858
Lamphere Public Schools11.1%2,352
Laurus Academy90.1%749
Life Skills Center of Pontiac84.2%38
Lighthouse Connections Academy26.3%2,454
Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy98.8%1,262
Madison District Public Schools51.2%914
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy27.6%2,896
Momentum Academy28.6%213
Novi Community School District7.3%6,662
Oakland County Academy of Media & Technology78.6%168
Oakland FlexTech High School19.9%201
Oakland Schools40.4%2,306
Oakside Prep Academy46%1,182
Oxford Community Schools2.6%5,660
Pontiac Academy for Excellence59.3%551
Pontiac City School District48.7%3,432
Rochester Community School District3.2%15,042
Royal Oak Schools10.7%4,877
School District of the City of Hazel Park39.2%2,975
School District of the City of Oak Park91.4%3,682
South Lyon Community Schools2.8%8,479
Southfield Public School District93.3%4,956
Troy School District5%12,485
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools9.3%12,131
Walton Charter Academy30.9%809
Waterford Montessori Academy6.5%402
Waterford School District11.3%7,087
West Bloomfield School District36.4%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 & TechnologyKeys Grace AcademyLincoln-King Adams-Young AcademyWaterford School District BoardAgbu Alex-Marie Manoogian SchoolHolly Area School District BoardNovi Community School DistrictDr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of ExcellencWalton Charter AcademyClawson City School District BoardMadison Public Schools BoardWaterford Montessori AcademyBrandon School DistrictSouthfield Public School DistrictLife Skills Center of PontiacFaxon Language Immersion AcademyOakside 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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