UP Gazette

There were 19 Asian students enrolled in Dickinson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5% less 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, Asian students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Dickinson County, Kingsford High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of four 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Kingsford High School	0.7	591
North Elementary School	1.3	238
Kingsford Middle School	0.5	576
Woodland Elementary School	0.2	805
Iron Mountain High School	0.8	253
East Elementary School	1.2	84
Central Middle School	1.1	87
Norway High School	0.6	177
North Dickinson School	0.4	260
Dickinson-Iron Special Education	1.6	61
Vulcan Middle School	0	142
Norway Elementary School	0	273
Iron Mountain-Kingsford Community Education	0	94