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Enrollment Analysis: multiracial students comprised 5.4% of Delta County's districts student body in 2022-23 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

There were 238 multiracial students enrolled in Delta County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 4.8% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Delta County welcomed 4,379 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 5.4% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the six districts in Delta County, Gladstone Area Schools recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 78 students.

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

Ethnicities in Delta County in 2022-23 School Year
White [86.7%]Ethnicities <5% [7.9%]Multiracial [5.4%]
multiracial Enrollment in Delta County During 2022-23 School Year
District% of multiracial Students EnrolledTotal Enrollment
Big Bay De Noc School District17%176
Delta-Schoolcraft ISD5.6%287
Escanaba Area Public Schools3.5%2,129
Gladstone Area Schools5.2%1,490
Mid Peninsula School District2.6%191
Rapid River Public Schools16.5%278

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