UP Gazette

There were 39 white students enrolled in Watersmeet Township School District in the 2022-23 school year, a 11.4% increase compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Watersmeet Township School District welcomed 150 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 26% of the student body, making them the second most represented ethnicity in the district.

Watersmeet Township School District roughly covers one school within Gogebic County and has its main office in Watersmeet.

Watersmeet Township School was the only school in the district which enrolled white students, welcoming 39 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	150	39	26%
2021-22	144	35	24.3%
2020-21	134	34	25.4%
2019-20	143	42	29.4%
2018-19	134	43	32.1%
2017-18	144	45	31.3%
2016-17	149	51	34.2%
2015-16	148	49	33.1%