UP Gazette

There were 942 students enrolled in Alger County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 52.1% of the county student body, while the other 47.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 83.4% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Alger County schools, followed by 12.3% of American Indian students, 1.5% of multiracial students, 1.3% of Hispanic students, 0.7% of African American students, 0.5% of Asian students and 0.2% of Hawaiian students.

Superior Central School had the highest enrollment among Alger County's six schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 329 students.

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.

School name	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Superior Central School	343	329	-4.1
Munising High and Middle School	334	305	-8.7
William G. Mather Elementary School	236	249	5.5
Burt Township School	29	35	20.7
AuTrain-Onota Public School	24	24	0