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2023-24 School Year: How many students were enrolled in Keweenaw County schools?

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

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

There were 75 students enrolled in Keweenaw County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 56% of the county student body, while the other 44% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 93.3% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Keweenaw County schools, followed by 4% of multiracial students, 1.3% of American Indian students and 1.3% of Hispanic students.

CHS-Horizons School had the highest enrollment among Keweenaw County's two schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 72 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.

Enrollment in Keweenaw County Over 9 Years

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Enrollment in Keweenaw County Schools

School nameTotal enrollment in 2022-23Total enrollment in 2023-24% change
CHS-Horizons School68725.9
Grant Township School73-57.1

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