UP Gazette

There were 3,895 students enrolled in Menominee County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.7% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

The county's data showed that ninth grade had the biggest classes with 342 students during the 2022-23 school year, while pre-kindergarten saw the smallest enrollment that year with just 70 students.

Countywide, Menominee Area Public Schools welcomed the most students during the 2022-23 school year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the article are located in cities associated with Menominee 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.

District	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% Change from Previous Year
Menominee Area Public Schools	1,181	1,147	-2.9
Bark River-Harris School District	717	731	2
Uplift Michigan Academy	593	709	19.6
Stephenson Area Public Schools	459	442	-3.7
North Central Area Schools	329	326	-0.9
Carney-Nadeau Public Schools	280	270	-3.6
Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy	203	185	-8.9
Menominee ISD	69	85	23.2