UP Gazette

There were 80 Hispanic students enrolled in Delta County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.6% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Delta County welcomed 4,379 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 1.8% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Delta County, Escanaba Junior-Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 19 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	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Escanaba Junior-Senior High School	1.7	1,100
Big Bay De Noc School	6.8	176
Escanaba Upper Elementary School	2.5	436
Lemmer Elementary School	2.8	283
Cameron Elementary School	1.9	378
Gladstone Area High School	1.4	430
Gladstone Area Middle School	1.8	339
Webster Kindergarten Center	2.2	224
Tri-Township School	1.1	278
James T. Jones Elementary School	0.6	343
Learning Center	1.1	88
Escanaba Student Success Center	0	86
Mid Peninsula School	0	191
Bay Pines Center	0	27