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2,536 white students enrolled in Chippewa County schools 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

There were 2,536 white students enrolled in Chippewa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Chippewa County welcomed 4,662 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 54.4% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Chippewa County, Sault Area High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 411 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.

Ethnicities in Chippewa County in 2022-23 School Year

White [54.4%]American Indian [39.1%]Ethnicities < 5% [6.5%]

Enrollment Demographics in Chippewa County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Sault Area High School57.1720
Rudyard Area Schools60.4603
Pickford Public Schools69.3463
Sault Area Middle School58533
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy38.1596
Brimley Area School45.9460
Lincoln School59.4352
Washington Elementary School51.6246
Lake Superior Academy64.785
Whitefish Township School84.163
DeTour Arts and Technology Academy70.167
Consolidated Community School Services51.789
Drummond Island Elementary School86.745
DeTour High School70.848
EUPISD Learning Center58.658
Malcolm High School37.588
Ojibwe Charter School10.4144
EUPISD Project Search502

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