UP Gazette

There were 1,489 students enrolled in Gogebic County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 50.9% of the county student body, while the other 49.1% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 82.6% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Gogebic County schools, followed by 8.7% of American Indian students, 5.1% of multiracial students, 2.6% of Hispanic students, 0.7% of Asian students, 0.3% of African American students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Luther L. Wright K-12 School had the highest enrollment among Gogebic County's six schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 700 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
Luther L. Wright K-12 School	693	700	1
Wakefield-Marenisco School	264	252	-4.5
Washington School	194	190	-2.1
A. D. Johnston Junior-Senior High School	177	169	-4.5
Watersmeet Township School	144	150	4.2
Gogebic County Community Education	29	28	-3.4