Lansing Sun

There were 1,344 students enrolled in Ovid-Elsie Area Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.7% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.9% of them were boys, and 47.1% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 91.8% of the Ovid-Elsie Area Schools total enrollment.

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools covers five schools within Clinton County with its main office in Elsie. Among them, Ovid-Elsie High School recorded the highest enrollment of 403 students in the 2022-23 school year.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, 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.

School	Total Enrollment
E. E. Knight Elementary School	287
Leonard Elementary School	311
Ovid-Elsie Community Education/Alternative High School	42
Ovid-Elsie High School	403
Ovid-Elsie Middle School	301