Western Wayne Today

There were 3,279 students enrolled in Garden City Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.4% of them were boys, and 47.6% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 73.0% of the Garden City Public Schools total enrollment.

Garden City Public Schools covers eight schools within Wayne County with its main office in Garden City. Among them, Garden City High School recorded the highest enrollment of 846 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
Burger Development Center	156
Cambridge Alternative High School	353
Douglas Elementary 3-4 Campus	433
Farmington (5-6) Campus	412
Garden City High School	846
Garden City Middle School	435
Lathers Early Childhood and Kindergarten Center	221
Memorial Elementary 1-2 Campus	402