Genesee News

There were 31 Hawaiian students enrolled in Genesee County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 6.1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Genesee County welcomed 56,922 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 147 schools in Genesee County, Elms Road Elementary School, Davison High School, Flushing High School, Moore Elementary School, Fenton Senior High School, Armstrong Middle School, Seymour Elementary School, and Madison Academy High School recorded the largest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of two students.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,427,386 students enrolled in Michigan schools, a figure 4.8% below the pre-pandemic total of 1,499,552 in 2019-20, with white students seeing the largest decline of approximately 3%.

Academic performance in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels. According to the 2024 NAEP results, the share of students reaching the basic benchmark in core subjects is about 10 percentage points lower than in 2019—except for fourth-grade math, which saw a decline of just 2 points.

Achievement gaps between ethnic groups also persist. On average, Hispanic students scored 15 points below white students. The gap was even wider for Black students, who scored about 30 points lower than their white peers.

The 2025 education budget, approved by Gov. Whitmer last July, totals $23.4 billion—$900 million less than the previous year’s budget. K-12 schools are working with $20.6 billion, a reduction from the $21.5 billion allocated in 2024.

However, some school superintendents and educators were concerned about the new budget. "Schools cannot function properly without adequate funding for safety and mental health," stated Rep. David Martin, R-Davison, referring to a significant cut of around $301 million from school safety and mental health programs. Based on the current bill, the program will receive just $26.5 million.

School name	% of Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
WAY Academy of Flint (Flint Campus)	1.1%	95
Moore Elementary School	0.9%	219
Madison Academy High School	0.7%	276
West Bendle Elementary School	0.5%	209
Elms Road Elementary School	0.5%	420
Seymour Elementary School	0.4%	498
Armstrong Middle School	0.3%	656
Linden Elementary School	0.3%	295
Elmer A. Knopf Learning Center	0.3%	388
Lillian G. Mason Elementary School	0.3%	331
Dieck Elementary School	0.3%	334
Fenton Senior High School	0.2%	982
Flushing High School	0.2%	1,229
E. A. Johnson Memorial High School	0.2%	411
Southwestern Classical Academy	0.2%	464
Brendel Elementary School	0.2%	462
Linden Middle School	0.2%	577
Grand Blanc Middle School West	0.1%	757
Grand Blanc Middle School East	0.1%	884
Clio Area High School	0.1%	684
Davison High School	0.1%	1,623
Swartz Creek Middle School	0.1%	758
Davison Middle School	0%	816
Swartz Creek High School	0%	996
Siple Elementary School	0%	381
Michigan School for the Deaf	0%	94
Doyle-Ryder School	0%	373
Lake Fenton High School	0%	646
Bentley Middle School	0%	145
State Road Elementary School	0%	396
Goodrich Middle School	0%	448
Central Elementary School	0%	581
Lake Fenton Middle School	0%	444
Hill-McCloy High School	0%	449
Reid Elementary School	0%	433
Davison Alternative Education	0%	140
Dye Elementary School	0%	559
Durant Tuuri Mott School	0%	385
Oaktree Elementary School	0%	547
Leota Fiedler Elementary School	0%	431
Tomek-Eastern Elementary School	0%	380
Thomson Elementary School	0%	322
Flint Cultural Center Academy	0%	650
Holmes STEM Middle School Academy	0%	256
Burton Glen Charter Academy	0%	709
Flex High Burton	0%	239
North Road Elementary School	0%	351
Eisenhower School	0%	169
Freeman School	0%	207
Richfield Public School Academy	0%	418
Kate Dowdall Elementary School	0%	405
Hamady Community High School	0%	397
Randels Elementary School	0%	311
Carman-Ainsworth High School	0%	914
Myers Elementary School	0%	479
Clio Intermediate School	0%	424
Rankin Elementary School	0%	237
Springview Elementary School	0%	468
Goodrich High School	0%	654
Clio Middle School	0%	564
Hahn Intermediate School	0%	812
Gates Elementary School	0%	506
Flex High North Flint	0%	163
	0%	44
Michael Hamady Elementary School	0%	131
Dailey Elementary School	0%	328
Grand Blanc Academy	0%	279
Genesee High School	0%	367
Bendle High School	0%	308
Kuehn-Haven Middle School	0%	420
Atherton Vern Van Y. Educational Center	0%	48
Greater Heights Academy	0%	188
Richfield Public School Academy Early Learning Center (PK-2)	0%	216
Beecher High School	0%	185
Marion D. Crouse Instructional Center	0%	163
Torrey Hill Intermediate School	0%	422
Accelerated Learning Academy	0%	126
LakeVille High School	0%	354
Academy West Alternative Education	0%	199
Hamady Middle School	0%	154
Mt. Morris Education and Community Center	0%	69
Hyatt Elementary School	0%	351
Gaines Elementary School	0%	93
International Academy of Flint K-12	0%	939
Carman-Ainsworth Middle School	0%	652
Swartz Creek Virtual Learning Center	0%	93
Montrose Alternative Education Center	0%	200
Kearsley Virtual Academy	0%	83
Perry Learning Center	0%	5
Genesee County Juvenile Justice Center	0%	28
Genesee Early College	0%	178
Mt. Morris Middle School	0%	297
Syring Elementary School	0%	354
Hill Elementary School	0%	261
Neithercut Elementary School	0%	151
South Bendle Elementary School	0%	246
Brownell STEM Academy	0%	160
Bendle Middle School	0%	219
Mott Middle College High School	0%	324
Potter School	0%	221
LakeVille Middle School	0%	298
Pinehurst Early Elementary School	0%	197
Madison Academy Elementary-Middle School	0%	362
Central Elementary School	0%	337
Haas Elementary School	0%	326
Barhitte Elementary School	0%	309
Reid Elementary School	0%	268
Linden High School	0%	776
Colonel Donald McMonagle Elementary School	0%	304
Weston Elementary School	0%	380
Montague Elementary School	0%	199
Transition Center	0%	110
Atherton Junior Senior High School	0%	323
Bentley Senior High School	0%	227
Carter Elementary School	0%	367
Grand Blanc Community High School	0%	2,377
Elms Elementary School	0%	356
The New Standard Academy	0%	859
Andrew G. Schmidt Middle School	0%	718
Kearsley High School	0%	837
Northridge Academy	0%	263
Special Education Services	0%	19
Eagles Nest Academy	0%	154
Genesee County Jail	0%	10
Gateway to College-Mott Community College	0%	29
The Learning Coop	0%	11
Clio Community High School	0%	84
Bentley High School BOLD Academy	0%	25
Perry Innovation Center	0%	343
Morrish Elementary School	0%	435
Flushing Middle School	0%	636
Atherton Elementary School	0%	267
West Shore Elementary School	0%	505
Raider Virtual Academy	0%	98
Flushing Early Childhood Center	0%	305
George A. Lacure Elementary School	0%	726
Early Childhood Programs and Services	0%	106
Linden Charter Academy	0%	789
Central Elementary School	0%	487
Woodland Park Academy	0%	278
McGrath Elementary School	0%	380
Anderson Elementary School	0%	203
Cook Elementary School	0%	397
Indian Hill Elementary School	0%	406
Gladys Dillon Elementary School	0%	215
CA Alternative Education - Atlantis	0%	110
Fapsgear Up Academy	0%	48