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There were 2,536 white students enrolled in Chippewa County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.7% less 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, white students comprised 54.4% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 12 districts in Chippewa County, Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,099 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Chippewa County.

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.

District	% of white Students Enrolled	Total Enrollment
Brimley Area Schools	45.9%	460
DeTour Area Schools	78.5%	93
DeTour Arts and Technology Academy	70.1%	67
Eastern Upper Peninsula ISD	64%	261
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy	38.1%	596
Lake Superior Academy	64.7%	85
Ojibwe Charter School	10.4%	144
Pickford Public Schools	69.3%	463
Rudyard Area Schools	60.4%	603
Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools	56.2%	1,957
Whitefish Township Schools	84.1%	63