UP Gazette

There were 150 white students enrolled in Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School District in the 2022-23 school year, a 7.4% decrease compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School District welcomed 159 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 94.3% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School District roughly covers one school within Ontonagon County and has its main office in Ewen.

Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School was the only school in the district which enrolled white students, welcoming 150 students in the 2022-23 school year.

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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total White Students	White %
2022-23	159	150	94.3%
2021-22	170	162	95.3%
2020-21	163	153	93.9%
2019-20	183	169	92.3%
2018-19	191	170	89%
2017-18	204	185	90.7%
2016-17	195	177	90.8%
2015-16	208	193	92.8%