UP Gazette

There were 524 multiracial students enrolled in Marquette County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Marquette County welcomed 7,855 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 6.7% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Marquette County, Bothwell Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 64 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Bothwell Middle School	9	711
Marquette Senior High School	5.7	918
Gwinn Middle-High School	9	498
Superior Hills Elementary School	10.8	361
Lakeview School	5.9	591
K. I. Sawyer Elementary School	11.9	243
George D. Gilbert Elementary School	11.7	239
Negaunee High School	5.5	452
Graveraet Elementary School	8.4	296
Birchview School	10.5	237
Negaunee Middle School	4.9	468
Cherry Creek Elementary School	5.3	416
Sandy Knoll School	6.3	349
North Star Montessori Academy	9.5	190
Vandenboom Alternative High School	11.4	149
Ishpeming High School	7.1	211
Ishpeming Middle School	7.9	191
Aspen Ridge Elementary School	1.6	747
Westwood High School	2.5	394
Republic-Michigamme School	3.5	86
Powell Township Elementary School	0	42
Marquette-Alger Administrative Unit	0	39
Wells Township School	0	14
Ishpeming-Negaunee-NICE Community Education Division	0	12
Marquette Branch Prison	0	1