UP Gazette

There were 162 Hispanic students enrolled in Marquette County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% 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, Hispanic students comprised 2.1% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Marquette County, Gwinn Middle-High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 23 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Gwinn Middle-High School	4.6	498
Graveraet Elementary School	5.7	296
K. I. Sawyer Elementary School	6.6	243
Marquette Senior High School	1.5	918
Bothwell Middle School	1.4	711
Lakeview School	1.7	591
Negaunee Middle School	2.1	468
North Star Montessori Academy	4.2	190
Ishpeming High School	3.8	211
Sandy Knoll School	2	349
Westwood High School	1.8	394
Vandenboom Alternative High School	4	149
Powell Township Elementary School	14.3	42
Negaunee High School	1.1	452
Aspen Ridge Elementary School	0.7	747
Cherry Creek Elementary School	0.7	416
Superior Hills Elementary School	0.6	361
Birchview School	0.8	237
George D. Gilbert Elementary School	0.4	239
Ishpeming Middle School	0.5	191
Republic-Michigamme School	1.2	86
Marquette-Alger Administrative Unit	0	39
Wells Township School	0	14
Ishpeming-Negaunee-NICE Community Education Division	0	12
Marquette Branch Prison	0	1