UP Gazette

There were 72 Hispanic students enrolled in Chippewa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 18% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Chippewa County welcomed 4,662 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 1.5% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Chippewa County, Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 20 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 have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy	3.4	596
Sault Area High School	1.3	720
Washington Elementary School	2.8	246
Sault Area Middle School	1.3	533
Brimley Area School	1.5	460
Rudyard Area Schools	1	603
Pickford Public Schools	1.1	463
DeTour Arts and Technology Academy	6	67
Lincoln School	0.9	352
Drummond Island Elementary School	4.4	45
Ojibwe Charter School	0.7	144
EUPISD Learning Center	1.7	58
Lake Superior Academy	0	85
Consolidated Community School Services	0	89
Malcolm High School	0	88
DeTour High School	0	48
Whitefish Township School	0	63
EUPISD Project Search	0	2