UP Gazette

There were 433 white students enrolled in Luce County school in the 2022-23 school year, 5.9% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Luce County welcomed 500 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 86.6% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Newberry Area School was the only school in Luce County that enrolled white students, welcoming 433 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.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Newberry Area School	86.6	500