UP Gazette

There were 36 white students enrolled in Powell Township Schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 12.5% increase compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Powell Township Schools welcomed 42 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 85.7% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Powell Township Schools roughly covers one school within Marquette County and has its main office in Big Bay.

Powell Township Elementary School was the only school in the district which enrolled white students, welcoming 36 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	42	36	85.7%
2021-22	36	32	88.9%
2020-21	35	33	94.3%
2019-20	33	31	93.9%
2018-19	35	33	94.3%
2017-18	38	33	86.8%
2016-17	39	35	89.7%
2015-16	37	36	97.3%