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
Data showed that Ontonagon County welcomed 486 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 93.6% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the three schools in Ontonagon County, Ontonagon Area School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 256 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 white students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Ontonagon Area School | 92.8 | 276 |
| Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School | 94.3 | 159 |
| Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD Special Education | 96.1 | 51 |
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