UP Gazette

Marquette Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Marquette County schools, welcoming 918 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, 52.4% of them were boys, and 47.6% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 89.2% of the Marquette Senior High School total enrollment.

Among the 25 schools in Marquette County, Aspen Ridge Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 747 students, while Bothwell Middle School welcomed 711 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Marquette Senior High School is part of Marquette Area Public Schools, which roughly covers schools within Marquette County, with its main office in Marquette.

In the previous school year, Marquette Senior High School also had the highest number of students among Marquette 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
Marquette Senior High School	Marquette	918
Aspen Ridge Elementary School	Ishpeming	747
Bothwell Middle School	Marquette	711
Lakeview School	Negaunee	591
Gwinn Middle-High School	Gwinn	498
Negaunee Middle School	Negaunee	468
Negaunee High School	Negaunee	452
Cherry Creek Elementary School	Marquette	416
Westwood High School	Ishpeming	394
Superior Hills Elementary School	Marquette	361
Sandy Knoll School	Marquette	349
Graveraet Elementary School	Marquette	296
K. I. Sawyer Elementary School	Gwinn	243
George D. Gilbert Elementary School	Gwinn	239
Birchview School	Ishpeming	237
Ishpeming High School	Ishpeming	211
Ishpeming Middle School	Ishpeming	191
North Star Montessori Academy	Marquette	190
Vandenboom Alternative High School	Marquette	149
Republic-Michigamme School	Republic	86
Powell Township Elementary School	Big Bay	42
Marquette-Alger Administrative Unit	Marquette	39
Wells Township School	Arnold	14
Ishpeming-Negaunee-NICE Community Education Division	Negaunee	12
Marquette Branch Prison	Marquette	1