UP Gazette

There were three Hawaiian students enrolled in Dickinson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 50% 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Dickinson County, Kingsford Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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 Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Kingsford Middle School	0.3	576
Norway Elementary School	0.4	273
Woodland Elementary School	0	805
Kingsford High School	0	591
Iron Mountain High School	0	253
East Elementary School	0	84
Dickinson-Iron Special Education	0	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