UP Gazette

There were 364 white students enrolled in Rudyard Area Schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 0.5% decrease compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Rudyard Area Schools welcomed 603 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 60.4% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Rudyard Area Schools roughly covers one school within Chippewa County and has its main office in Rudyard.

Rudyard Area Schools was the only school in the district which enrolled white students, welcoming 364 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	603	364	60.4%
2021-22	627	366	58.4%
2020-21	618	350	56.6%
2019-20	594	338	56.9%
2018-19	614	354	57.7%
2017-18	608	353	58.1%
2016-17	668	394	59%
2015-16	693	412	59.5%