UP Gazette

There were 108 Hispanic students enrolled in Dickinson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.9% 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, Hispanic students comprised 3% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Dickinson County, Woodland Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 22 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
Woodland Elementary School	2.7	805
North Elementary School	8.8	238
Iron Mountain High School	7.9	253
Kingsford High School	2.4	591
East Elementary School	8.3	84
Central Middle School	8	87
Norway High School	2.3	177
Vulcan Middle School	2.8	142
Kingsford Middle School	0.5	576
Norway Elementary School	1.1	273
Iron Mountain-Kingsford Community Education	2.1	94
North Dickinson School	0.4	260
Dickinson-Iron Special Education	0	61