UP Gazette

There were 840 students enrolled in Baraga County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.7% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Girls made up 50.6% of the county student body, while the other 49.4% were boys.

Data also showed that white students made up 57.4% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Baraga County schools, followed by 30% of American Indian students, 10.1% of multiracial students, 1% of Hispanic students, 0.6% of Hawaiian students, 0.5% of African American students and 0.5% of Asian students.

L'Anse Area School had the highest enrollment among Baraga County's four schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 513 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
L'Anse Area School	557	513	-7.9
Baraga School	334	317	-5.1
Arvon Township School	9	10	11.1