UP Gazette

There were 3,825 students enrolled in Menominee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 52.2% of the county student body, while the other 47.8% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 79.8% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Menominee County schools, followed by 7.3% of American Indian students, 4.5% of African American students, 4% of Hispanic students, 3.7% of multiracial students, 0.7% of Asian students and 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Uplift Michigan Academy had the highest enrollment among Menominee County's 17 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 709 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
Uplift Michigan Academy	593	709	19.6
Stephenson Area Public School	459	442	-3.7
Bark River-Harris Elementary School	375	393	4.8
Blesch Intermediate School	350	357	2
Menominee High School	360	350	-2.8
Bark River-Harris Junior-Senior High School	342	338	-1.2
Central Elementary School	280	264	-5.7
Carney-Nadeau Public School	242	232	-4.1
Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy	203	185	-8.9
Menominee Junior High School	191	176	-7.9
North Central Elementary School	134	139	3.7
North Central Area Senior High School	108	94	-13
North Central Middle School	87	93	6.9
Phoenix Alternative High School	38	38	0
Menominee ISD Special Education	16	15	-6.3
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