UP Gazette

There were 172 African American students enrolled in Menominee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 22% 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, African American students comprised 4.5% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Menominee County, Uplift Michigan Academy recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 146 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 African American students enrolment	Total enrollment
Uplift Michigan Academy	20.6	709
Blesch Intermediate School	2.2	357
Menominee High School	1.4	350
Central Elementary School	1.5	264
Stephenson Area Public School	0.7	442
North Central Elementary School	1.4	139
Menominee Junior High School	1.1	176
Bark River-Harris Elementary School	0.3	393
Phoenix Alternative High School	2.6	38
Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy	0	185
Bark River-Harris Junior-Senior High School	0	338
North Central Middle School	0	93
Carney-Nadeau Public School	0	232
North Central Area Senior High School	0	94
Menominee ISD Special Education	0	15