UP Gazette

There were eight multiracial students enrolled in Manistique Area Schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 11.1% decrease compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Manistique Area Schools welcomed 722 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students made up 1.1% of the student body, making them the third least represented ethnicity in the district.

Manistique Area Schools roughly covers three schools within Schoolcraft County and has its main office in Manistique.

Among the three schools in Manistique Area Schools, Emerald Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of five 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.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Multiracial Students	Multiracial %
2022-23	722	8	1.1%
2021-22	716	9	1.3%
2020-21	707	7	1%
2019-20	774	3	0.4%
2018-19	816	7	0.9%
2017-18	801	7	0.9%
2016-17	808	3	0.4%
2015-16	819	3	0.4%