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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 59.5% of Mackinac 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 686 white students enrolled in Mackinac County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Mackinac County welcomed 1,152 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 59.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the seven districts in Mackinac County, Engadine Consolidated Schools recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 230 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Mackinac 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 Mackinac County in 2022-23 School Year
White [59.5%]American Indian [32.7%]Ethnicities <5% [7.8%]
White Enrollment in Mackinac County During 2022-23 School Year
District% of white Students EnrolledTotal Enrollment
Bois Blanc Pines School District100%3
Engadine Consolidated Schools67.6%340
Les Cheneaux Community Schools63.4%227
Mackinac Island Public Schools75.9%58
Moran Township School District53.9%89
St. Ignace Area Schools42.1%420
Three Lakes Academy82.7%104

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