UP Gazette

Menominee Area Public Schools had the highest enrollment among Menominee County districts, welcoming 1,147 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, 53.8% of them were boys, and 46.2% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 90.5% of the Menominee Area Public Schools total enrollment.

Among the eight districts in Menominee County, Bark River-Harris School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 731 students, while Uplift Michigan Academy welcomed 709 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

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

In the previous school year, Menominee Area Public Schools also had the highest number of students among Menominee 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
Menominee Area Public Schools	Menominee	1,147
Bark River-Harris School District	Harris	731
Uplift Michigan Academy	Stephenson	709
Stephenson Area Public Schools	Stephenson	442
North Central Area Schools	Hermansville	326
Carney-Nadeau Public Schools	Carney	270
Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy	Wilson	185
Menominee ISD	Menominee	85