UP Gazette

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

Of the 3,641 students attending Dickinson County schools, 90.7% were white. Multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 5% of Dickinson County students.

In the previous school year, white students were still the most common group in Dickinson County, representing 90.7% of the student body.

Kingsford Middle School had the most diverse student body in Dickinson County including African American, American Indian, Asian, Hawaiian, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0.1% 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
Central Middle School	White	86.2%	87
Dickinson-Iron Special Education	White	96.7%	61
East Elementary School	White	84.5%	84
Iron Mountain High School	White	81.4%	253
Iron Mountain-Kingsford Community Education	White	96.8%	94
Kingsford High School	White	91.2%	591
Kingsford Middle School	White	92.9%	576
North Dickinson School	White	96.2%	260
North Elementary School	White	78.2%	238
Norway Elementary School	White	98.5%	273
Norway High School	White	93.2%	177
Vulcan Middle School	White	95.1%	142
Woodland Elementary School	White	89.7%	805