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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 0.7% of Gogebic County's student body in 2022-23 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

There were 10 Asian students enrolled in Gogebic County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 42.9% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Gogebic County welcomed 1,489 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.7% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in Gogebic County, Luther L. Wright K-12 School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian 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.

Ethnicities in Gogebic County in 2022-23 School Year

White [82.6%]American Indian [8.7%]Multiracial [5.1%]Ethnicities < 5% [3.6%]

Enrollment Demographics in Gogebic County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Luther L. Wright K-12 School1700
A. D. Johnston Junior-Senior High School1.2169
Watersmeet Township School0.7150
Washington School0190
Wakefield-Marenisco School0252
Gogebic County Community Education028