UP Gazette

There were 155 American Indian students enrolled in Baraga Area Schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Baraga Area Schools welcomed 317 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students made up 48.9% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

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

Baraga School was the only school in the district which enrolled American Indian students, welcoming 155 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 American Indian Students	American Indian %
2022-23	317	155	48.9%
2021-22	334	155	46.4%
2020-21	340	162	47.6%
2019-20	332	158	47.6%
2018-19	348	123	35.3%
2017-18	384	116	30.2%
2016-17	413	131	31.7%
2015-16	430	134	31.2%