UP Gazette

There were 11 African American students enrolled in Dickinson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 22.2% 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, African American students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

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