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
Data showed that Mackinac County welcomed 1,152 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 1.4% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the nine schools in Mackinac County, LaSalle High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of seven 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.
School name | % of African American students enrolment | Total enrollment |
---|---|---|
LaSalle High School | 4 | 175 |
Engadine Schools | 1.2 | 251 |
St. Ignace Elementary-Middle School | 0.8 | 242 |
Gros CAP School | 2.2 | 89 |
Cedarville School | 0.4 | 227 |
Mackinac Island School | 1.7 | 58 |
Three Lakes Academy | 0 | 104 |
St. Ignace Juvenile Detention Facility | 0 | 3 |
Bois Blanc Pines School | 0 | 3 |