MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
There were 504 students in the halls of Tahquamenon Area Schools, 4.4% less than the year before.
Enrollment in Luce County outpaced the state's trend of decreasing enrollment.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 56.3% of them were boys, and 43.7% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 86.7% of the Tahquamenon Area Schools total enrollment.
Tahquamenon Area Schools has a main office in Newberry and is the only school district within Luce County.
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 | Total Enrollment in 2022-23 | Total Enrollment in 2021-22 | Total % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry Area School | 500 | 524 | -4.6 |
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