UP Gazette

There were 144 white students enrolled in Les Cheneaux Community Schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 3.6% increase compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Les Cheneaux Community Schools welcomed 227 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 63.4% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Les Cheneaux Community Schools roughly covers one school within Mackinac County and has its main office in Cedarville.

Cedarville School was the only school in the district which enrolled white students, welcoming 144 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	227	144	63.4%
2021-22	212	139	65.6%
2020-21	219	139	63.5%
2019-20	206	138	67%
2018-19	224	150	67%
2017-18	234	161	68.8%
2016-17	232	161	69.4%
2015-16	229	146	63.8%