UP Gazette

There were 447 white students enrolled in Forest Park School District in the 2022-23 school year, a 7.5% increase compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Forest Park School District welcomed 479 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 93.3% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Forest Park School District roughly covers one school within Iron County and has its main office in Crystal Falls.

Forest Park School was the only school in the district which enrolled white students, welcoming 447 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	479	447	93.3%
2021-22	444	416	93.7%
2020-21	443	416	93.9%
2019-20	467	428	91.6%
2018-19	440	404	91.8%
2017-18	417	382	91.6%
2016-17	438	404	92.2%
2015-16	435	403	92.6%