UP Gazette

Engadine Schools had the highest enrollment among Mackinac County schools, welcoming 251 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 54.2% of them were boys, and 45.8% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 73.3% of the Engadine Schools total enrollment.

Among the nine schools in Mackinac County, St. Ignace Elementary-Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 242 students, while Cedarville School welcomed 227 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Engadine Schools is part of Engadine Consolidated Schools, which roughly covers schools within Mackinac County, with its main office in Engadine.

In the previous school year, Engadine Schools also had the highest number of students among Mackinac County schools.

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 have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Engadine Schools	Engadine	251
St. Ignace Elementary-Middle School	St. Ignace	242
Cedarville School	Cedarville	227
LaSalle High School	St. Ignace	175
Three Lakes Academy	Curtis	104
Gros CAP School	St. Ignace	89
Mackinac Island School	Mackinac Island	58
Bois Blanc Pines School	Pointe Aux Pins	3
St. Ignace Juvenile Detention Facility	St. Ignace	3