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4,662 students enrolled in Chippewa County schools in 2022-23 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

There were 4,662 students enrolled in Chippewa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.8% of the county student body, while the other 48.2% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 54.4% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Chippewa County schools, followed by 39.1% of American Indian students, 2.5% of multiracial students, 1.5% of Hispanic students, 1.5% of African American students, 0.8% of Asian students and 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Sault Area High School had the highest enrollment among Chippewa County's 22 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 720 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.

Enrollment in Chippewa County Over 8 Years

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Enrollment in Chippewa County Schools

School nameTotal enrollment in 2021-22Total enrollment in 2022-23% change
Sault Area High School764720-5.8
Rudyard Area Schools627603-3.8
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy603596-1.2
Sault Area Middle School4995336.8
Pickford Public Schools4614630.4
Brimley Area School484460-5
Lincoln School357352-1.4
Washington Elementary School251246-2
Ojibwe Charter School1381444.3
Consolidated Community School Services788914.1
Malcolm High School778814.3
Lake Superior Academy8885-3.4
DeTour Arts and Technology Academy64674.7
Whitefish Township School536318.9
EUPISD Learning Center475823.4
DeTour High School394823.1
Drummond Island Elementary School45450
EUPISD Project Search12100

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