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Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 0.2% of Mackinac County's student body 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 two Asian students enrolled in Mackinac County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 100% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Mackinac County welcomed 1,152 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Cedarville School and Mackinac Island School were the only schools in Mackinac County that enrolled Asian 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 Mackinac County in 2022-23 School Year

White [59.5%]American Indian [32.7%]Ethnicities < 5% [7.8%]

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

School name% of Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Cedarville School0.4227
Mackinac Island School1.758
LaSalle High School0175
Engadine Schools0251
St. Ignace Elementary-Middle School0242
Gros CAP School089
Three Lakes Academy0104
St. Ignace Juvenile Detention Facility03
Bois Blanc Pines School03

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