UP Gazette

There were five Hawaiian students enrolled in Delta County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 25% 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Delta County, Tri-Township School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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 Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Tri-Township School	0.7	278
Escanaba Junior-Senior High School	0.1	1,100
Lemmer Elementary School	0.4	283
Escanaba Upper Elementary School	0.2	436
Gladstone Area High School	0	430
Webster Kindergarten Center	0	224
Gladstone Area Middle School	0	339
Big Bay De Noc School	0	176
Bay Pines Center	0	27
Mid Peninsula School	0	191
Learning Center	0	88
Cameron Elementary School	0	378
James T. Jones Elementary School	0	343
Escanaba Student Success Center	0	86