UP Gazette

There were 293 white students enrolled in Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area K-12 School in the 2022-23 school year, a 4.9% decrease compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area K-12 School welcomed 306 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 95.8% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area K-12 School roughly covers one school within Houghton County and has its main office in Dollar Bay.

Dollar BayTamarack City Area K-12 School was the only school in the district which enrolled white students, welcoming 293 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	306	293	95.8%
2021-22	322	308	95.7%
2020-21	332	319	96.1%
2019-20	336	328	97.6%
2018-19	337	328	97.3%
2017-18	329	318	96.7%
2016-17	327	316	96.6%
2015-16	346	333	96.2%