UP Gazette

Among the many ethnicities represented in Delta County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Delta County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of the 4,379 students attending Delta County schools, 86.7% were white. Multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 5.4% of Delta County students.

In the previous school year, white students were still the most common group in Delta County, representing 86.7% of the student body.

Big Bay De Noc School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 56.8% white students, 18.2% American Indian students, 17% multiracial students, 6.8% Hispanic students, 0.6% Asian students, and 0.6% African American students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 4.7% 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
Bay Pines Center	White	59.3%	27
Big Bay De Noc School	White	56.8%	176
Cameron Elementary School	White	88.1%	378
Escanaba Junior-Senior High School	White	89.7%	1,100
Escanaba Student Success Center	White	87.2%	86
Escanaba Upper Elementary School	White	88.3%	436
Gladstone Area High School	White	90%	430
Gladstone Area Middle School	White	88.2%	339
James T. Jones Elementary School	White	88.3%	343
Learning Center	White	84.1%	88
Lemmer Elementary School	White	85.2%	283
Mid Peninsula School	White	92.1%	191
Tri-Township School	White	79.1%	278
Webster Kindergarten Center	White	89.3%	224