UP Gazette

There were 53 white students enrolled in Whitefish Township Schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 17.8% increase compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Whitefish Township Schools welcomed 63 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 84.1% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Whitefish Township Schools roughly covers one school within Chippewa County and has its main office in Paradise.

Whitefish Township School was the only school in the district which enrolled white students, welcoming 53 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	63	53	84.1%
2021-22	53	45	84.9%
2020-21	64	54	84.4%
2019-20	52	48	92.3%
2018-19	47	42	89.4%
2017-18	42	37	88.1%
2016-17	32	28	87.5%
2015-16	17	15	88.2%