UP Gazette

There were 7,855 students enrolled in Marquette 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 51.1% of the county student body, while the other 48.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 87.9% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Marquette County schools, followed by 6.7% of multiracial students, 2.1% of Hispanic students, 1.8% of American Indian students, 0.8% of African American students, 0.5% of Asian students and 0.2% of Hawaiian students.

Marquette Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Marquette County's 25 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 918 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
Marquette Senior High School	971	918	-5.5
Aspen Ridge Elementary School	735	747	1.6
Bothwell Middle School	698	711	1.9
Lakeview School	568	591	4
Gwinn Middle-High School	521	498	-4.4
Negaunee Middle School	467	468	0.2
Negaunee High School	438	452	3.2
Cherry Creek Elementary School	418	416	-0.5
Westwood High School	392	394	0.5
Superior Hills Elementary School	348	361	3.7
Sandy Knoll School	339	349	2.9
Graveraet Elementary School	275	296	7.6
K. I. Sawyer Elementary School	250	243	-2.8
George D. Gilbert Elementary School	231	239	3.5
Birchview School	242	237	-2.1
Ishpeming High School	220	211	-4.1
Ishpeming Middle School	183	191	4.4
North Star Montessori Academy	233	190	-18.5
Vandenboom Alternative High School	161	149	-7.5
Republic-Michigamme School	86	86	0
Powell Township Elementary School	35	42	20
Marquette-Alger Administrative Unit	39	39	0
Wells Township School	15	14	-6.7
Ishpeming-Negaunee-NICE Community Education Division	9	12	33.3
Marquette Branch Prison	4	1	-75