UP Gazette

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.

School name	% of Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Aspen Ridge Elementary School	1.1	747
Marquette Senior High School	0.2	918
Westwood High School	0.5	394
Lakeview School	0.3	591
Superior Hills Elementary School	0.3	361
North Star Montessori Academy	0.5	190
Negaunee High School	0.2	452
Bothwell Middle School	0	711
Sandy Knoll School	0	349
Ishpeming High School	0	211
George D. Gilbert Elementary School	0	239
Ishpeming Middle School	0	191
Marquette-Alger Administrative Unit	0	39
Cherry Creek Elementary School	0	416
Gwinn Middle-High School	0	498
K. I. Sawyer Elementary School	0	243
Graveraet Elementary School	0	296
Birchview School	0	237
Vandenboom Alternative High School	0	149
Negaunee Middle School	0	468
Republic-Michigamme School	0	86
Marquette Branch Prison	0	1
Powell Township Elementary School	0	42
Wells Township School	0	14
Ishpeming-Negaunee-NICE Community Education Division	0	12