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
Of the 486 students attending Ontonagon County schools, 93.6% were white. Multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 2.5% of Ontonagon County students.
In the previous school year, white students were still the most common group in Ontonagon County, representing 93.6% of the student body.
Ontonagon Area School had the most diverse student body in Ontonagon County including African American, American Indian, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.
In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 3.4% when compared to the previous year.
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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.
| School name | Most represented ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School | White | 94.3% | 159 |
| Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD Special Education | White | 96.1% | 51 |
| Ontonagon Area School | White | 92.8% | 276 |
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