UP Gazette

There were 938 students enrolled in Alger County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.1% of the county student body, while the other 48.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 82.9% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Alger County schools, followed by 13.1% of American Indian students, 1.7% of multiracial students, 1.4% of Hispanic students, 0.6% of African American students, 0.1% of Asian students and 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Superior Central School had the highest enrollment among Alger County's six schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 325 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	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Superior Central School	329	325	-1.2
Munising High and Middle School	305	312	2.3
William G. Mather Elementary School	249	242	-2.8
Burt Township School	35	40	14.3
AuTrain-Onota Public School	24	19	-20.8