UP Gazette

There were 1,325 students enrolled in Iron County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.6% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Girls made up 50.1% of the county student body, while the other 49.9% were boys.

Data also showed that white students made up 88.2% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Iron County schools, followed by 6.4% of multiracial students, 4.5% of Hispanic students, 0.5% of African American students, 0.2% of Asian students, 0.2% of American Indian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Forest Park School had the highest enrollment among Iron County's four schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 479 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
Forest Park School	444	479	7.9
West Iron County High School	234	469	100.4
Stambaugh Elementary School	384	377	-1.8
West Iron County Middle School	205	--	--