UP Gazette

There were 230 white students enrolled in Engadine Consolidated Schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1.7% decrease compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Engadine Consolidated Schools welcomed 340 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 67.6% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Engadine Consolidated Schools roughly covers two schools within Mackinac County and has its main office in Engadine.

Among the two schools in Engadine Consolidated Schools, Engadine Schools recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 184 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 White Students	White %
2022-23	340	230	67.6%
2021-22	336	234	69.6%
2020-21	328	238	72.6%
2019-20	345	253	73.3%
2018-19	359	250	69.6%
2017-18	329	221	67.2%
2016-17	266	196	73.7%
2015-16	271	197	72.7%