UP Gazette

Marquette Area Public Schools had the highest enrollment among Marquette County districts, welcoming 3,233 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, 51.5% of them were boys, and 48.5% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 86.5% of the Marquette Area Public Schools total enrollment.

Among the 10 districts in Marquette County, Negaunee Public Schools ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,552 students, while NICE Community School District welcomed 1,159 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Marquette Area Public Schools roughly covers schools within Marquette County, with its main office in Marquette.

In the previous school year, Marquette Area Public Schools 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.

District	City (Main Office)	Total Enrollment
Marquette Area Public Schools	Marquette	3,233
Negaunee Public Schools	Negaunee	1,552
NICE Community School District	Ishpeming	1,159
Gwinn Area Community Schools	Gwinn	997
Ishpeming Public School District No. 1	Ishpeming	674
North Star Montessori Academy	Marquette	190
Marquette-Alger RESA	Marquette	154
Republic-Michigamme Schools	Republic	86
Powell Township Schools	Big Bay	42
Wells Township School District	Arnold	14