UP Gazette

Among the many ethnicities represented in Ontonagon County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Ontonagon County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the 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