UP Gazette

There were 182 multiracial students enrolled in Dickinson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 16.7% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Dickinson County welcomed 3,641 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 5% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Dickinson County, Woodland Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 49 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Woodland Elementary School	6.1	805
Kingsford High School	5.1	591
Kingsford Middle School	5.2	576
North Elementary School	11.3	238
Iron Mountain High School	8.7	253
North Dickinson School	3.1	260
Norway High School	4	177
East Elementary School	4.8	84
Central Middle School	3.4	87
Vulcan Middle School	1.4	142
Norway Elementary School	0	273
Iron Mountain-Kingsford Community Education	0	94
Dickinson-Iron Special Education	0	61