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Keweenaw County Education: 69 white students were enrolled in 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 were 69 white students enrolled in Keweenaw County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Keweenaw County welcomed 75 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 92% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the two schools in Keweenaw County, CHS-Horizons School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 62 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 Keweenaw County in 2022-23 School Year

White [92%]Multiracial [5.3%]Ethnicities < 5% [2.7%]

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

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
CHS-Horizons School91.268
Grant Township School1007

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