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Menominee County Districts: White students were most represented ethnicity in 2022-23 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

The majority of students in Menominee County districts were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of the 3,825 students attending Menominee County district schools, 79.8% were white. American Indian students were the second largest ethnic group among Menominee County's districts (7.3%).

In the previous school year, white students were still the most common group in Menominee County, representing 81.2% of the student body.

Menominee Area Public Schools had the most diverse student body in the county, including African American, American Indian, Asian, Hawaiian, Hispanic, multiracial, and white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped 1.5% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Menominee County.

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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Ethnicities in Menominee County in 2022-23 School Year
White [79.8%]Ethnicities <5% [12.9%]American Indian [7.3%]
Students' Most Prevalent Ethnicity Percentage in Menominee County Districts in 2022-23 School Year
DistrictMost Prevalent EthnicityPercent of Total Student BodyTotal Enrollment
Bark River-Harris School DistrictWhite84%731
Carney-Nadeau Public SchoolsWhite90.7%270
Menominee Area Public SchoolsWhite90.5%1,147
Menominee ISDWhite89.4%85
Nah Tah Wahsh Public School AcademyAmerican Indian88.6%185
North Central Area SchoolsWhite92.6%326
Stephenson Area Public SchoolsWhite92.1%442
Uplift Michigan AcademyWhite58.4%709

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