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How many Hawaiian students were enrolled in Gogebic County schools 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 was one Hawaiian student enrolled in Gogebic County schools in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Gogebic County welcomed 1,489 students during the 2022-23 school year. Comprising only 0.1% of the student body, the Hawaiian community is one of the least represented ethnicities within Gogebic County schools.

Luther L. Wright K-12 School was the only school in Gogebic County that enrolled Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year.

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 Hawaiian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Luther L. Wright K-12 School0.1700
Washington School0190
A. D. Johnston Junior-Senior High School0169
Watersmeet Township School0150
Wakefield-Marenisco School0252
Gogebic County Community Education028

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