UP Gazette

There were 15 American Indian students enrolled in Dickinson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 11.8% 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, American Indian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Dickinson County, Woodland Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of seven 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Woodland Elementary School	0.9	805
Kingsford Middle School	0.3	576
Kingsford High School	0.2	591
North Elementary School	0.4	238
Iron Mountain High School	0.4	253
Central Middle School	1.1	87
Vulcan Middle School	0.7	142
Iron Mountain-Kingsford Community Education	1.1	94
East Elementary School	0	84
Norway High School	0	177
North Dickinson School	0	260
Dickinson-Iron Special Education	0	61
Norway Elementary School	0	273