Novi Times

There were 533 multiracial students enrolled in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 6.4% increase compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Walled Lake Consolidated Schools welcomed 12,131 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students made up 4.4% of the student body, making them the third least represented ethnicity in the district.

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools roughly covers 20 schools within Oakland County and has its main office in Walled Lake.

Among the 20 schools in Walled Lake Consolidated Schools, Walled Lake Northern High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 55 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	12,131	533	4.4%
2021-22	12,193	501	4.1%
2020-21	12,651	486	3.8%
2019-20	13,387	469	3.5%
2018-19	13,642	429	3.1%
2017-18	13,955	424	3%
2016-17	14,211	368	2.6%
2015-16	14,399	333	2.3%