UP Gazette

The only school district in Schoolcraft County had rising enrollment in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

There were 722 students in the halls of Manistique Area Schools, 0.8% more than the year before.

Enrollment in Schoolcraft County bucked the state's trend of decreasing enrollment.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.1% of them were boys, and 48.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 78.8% of the Manistique Area Schools total enrollment.

Manistique Area Schools has a main office in Manistique and is the only school district within Schoolcraft 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
Manistique Middle and High School	434	428	1.4
Emerald Elementary School	268	268	0
Jack Reque Alternative High School	20	20	0