Quantcast

UP Gazette

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Enrollment Analysis: American Indian students comprised 39.1% of Chippewa County's student body 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 1,823 American Indian students enrolled in Chippewa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% more 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, American Indian students comprised 39.1% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Chippewa County, Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 295 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 American Indian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy49.5596
Sault Area High School38.6720
Brimley Area School50.2460
Rudyard Area Schools34.5603
Sault Area Middle School35.6533
Lincoln School36.1352
Ojibwe Charter School86.8144
Pickford Public Schools24.4463
Washington Elementary School37.4246
Malcolm High School60.288
Consolidated Community School Services40.489
EUPISD Learning Center34.558
Lake Superior Academy21.285
DeTour High School27.148
DeTour Arts and Technology Academy14.967
Whitefish Township School14.363
Drummond Island Elementary School8.945
EUPISD Project Search502

MORE NEWS