UP Gazette

There were 39 Asian students enrolled in Marquette County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.3% 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, Asian students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Marquette County, Bothwell Middle School and Sandy Knoll School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of seven 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Bothwell Middle School	1	711
Sandy Knoll School	2	349
Marquette Senior High School	0.7	918
Superior Hills Elementary School	0.8	361
Aspen Ridge Elementary School	0.4	747
North Star Montessori Academy	1.1	190
Negaunee High School	0.4	452
Westwood High School	0.5	394
Ishpeming High School	0.9	211
George D. Gilbert Elementary School	0.8	239
Ishpeming Middle School	0.5	191
Marquette-Alger Administrative Unit	2.6	39
Cherry Creek Elementary School	0.2	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
Lakeview School	0	591
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