UP Gazette

There were 22 white students enrolled in AuTrain-Onota Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 4.3% decrease compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that AuTrain-Onota Public Schools welcomed 24 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 91.7% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

AuTrain-Onota Public Schools roughly covers one school within Alger County and has its main office in Deerton.

AuTrain-Onota Public School was the only school in the district which enrolled white students, welcoming 22 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	24	22	91.7%
2021-22	24	23	95.8%
2020-21	23	21	91.3%
2019-20	32	31	96.9%
2018-19	38	34	89.5%
2017-18	42	38	90.5%
2016-17	34	31	91.2%
2015-16	31	27	87.1%