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17 Hawaiian students enrolled in Marquette County schools 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 17 Hawaiian students enrolled in Marquette County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 13.3% 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Marquette County, Aspen Ridge Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of eight 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.

Ethnicities in Marquette County in 2022-23 School Year

White [87.9%]Multiracial [6.7%]Ethnicities < 5% [5.4%]

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

School name% of Hawaiian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Aspen Ridge Elementary School1.1747
Marquette Senior High School0.2918
Westwood High School0.5394
Lakeview School0.3591
Superior Hills Elementary School0.3361
North Star Montessori Academy0.5190
Negaunee High School0.2452
Bothwell Middle School0711
Sandy Knoll School0349
Ishpeming High School0211
George D. Gilbert Elementary School0239
Ishpeming Middle School0191
Marquette-Alger Administrative Unit039
Cherry Creek Elementary School0416
Gwinn Middle-High School0498
K. I. Sawyer Elementary School0243
Graveraet Elementary School0296
Birchview School0237
Vandenboom Alternative High School0149
Negaunee Middle School0468
Republic-Michigamme School086
Marquette Branch Prison01
Powell Township Elementary School042
Wells Township School014
Ishpeming-Negaunee-NICE Community Education Division012

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