UP Gazette

There were 437 white students enrolled in Tahquamenon Area Schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 5.6% decrease compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Tahquamenon Area Schools welcomed 504 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 86.7% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Tahquamenon Area Schools roughly covers one school within Luce County and has its main office in Newberry.

Newberry Area School was the only school in the district which enrolled white students, welcoming 433 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	504	437	86.7%
2021-22	527	463	87.9%
2020-21	560	486	86.8%
2019-20	576	492	85.4%
2018-19	599	519	86.6%
2017-18	654	549	83.9%
2016-17	669	573	85.7%
2015-16	721	615	85.3%