UP Gazette

There were 278 American Indian students enrolled in Menominee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.3% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Menominee County welcomed 3,825 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 7.3% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Menominee County, Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 164 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy	88.6	185
Bark River-Harris Elementary School	10.7	393
Bark River-Harris Junior-Senior High School	9.8	338
Uplift Michigan Academy	1.6	709
North Central Elementary School	5	139
Phoenix Alternative High School	15.8	38
North Central Middle School	5.4	93
Carney-Nadeau Public School	1.3	232
Central Elementary School	0.8	264
North Central Area Senior High School	2.1	94
Stephenson Area Public School	0.2	442
Blesch Intermediate School	0.3	357
Menominee Junior High School	0.6	176
Menominee High School	0	350
Menominee ISD Special Education	0	15