UP Gazette

There were 570 students enrolled in Munising Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.9% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.9% of them were boys, and 49.1% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 80.2% of the Munising Public Schools total enrollment.

Munising Public Schools covers two schools within Alger County with its main office in Munising. Among them, Munising High and Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of 305 students in the 2022-23 school year.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, 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.

School	Total Enrollment
Munising High and Middle School	305
William G. Mather Elementary School	249