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1 American Indian student enrolled in Keweenaw 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 American Indian student enrolled in Keweenaw 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 Keweenaw County welcomed 75 students during the 2022-23 school year. Comprising only 1.3% of the student body, the American Indian community is one of the least represented ethnicities within Keweenaw County schools.

CHS-Horizons School was the only school in Keweenaw County that enrolled American Indian 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 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 American Indian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
CHS-Horizons School1.568
Grant Township School07

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