Enrollment Analysis: Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of Iron County's student body in 2022-23 school year

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

By UP Gazette

Apr 16, 2024

There was one Hawaiian student enrolled in Iron County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Iron County welcomed 1,325 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 Iron County schools.

West Iron County High School was the only school in Iron 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 Iron County in 2022-23 School Year