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Bessemer Area School District Education: 314 white students were enrolled 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 314 white students enrolled in Bessemer Area School District in the 2022-23 school year, a 3.7% decrease compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Bessemer Area School District welcomed 359 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 87.5% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Bessemer Area School District roughly covers two schools within Gogebic County and has its main office in Bessemer.

Among the two schools in Bessemer Area School District, Washington School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 164 students.

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 Bessemer Area School District in 2022-23 School Year
White [87.5%]Multiracial [6.7%]Ethnicities <5% [5.8%]
Enrollment Demographics in Bessemer Area School District During Last 8 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal White StudentsWhite %
2022-2335931487.5%
2021-2237132687.9%
2020-2137333389.3%
2019-2040535587.7%
2018-1940836088.2%
2017-1841837289%
2016-1742238390.8%
2015-1639536893.2%

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