UP Gazette

There were 75 students enrolled in Keweenaw County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.8% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 60% of the county student body, while the other 40% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 92% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Keweenaw County schools, followed by 5.3% of multiracial students, 1.3% of American Indian students and 1.3% of Hispanic students.

CHS-Horizons School had the highest enrollment among Keweenaw County's two schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 68 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
CHS-Horizons School	68	68	0
Grant Township School	10	7	-30