UP Gazette

There were 7,829 students enrolled in Marquette County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.2% of the county student body, while the other 48.8% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 87.6% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Marquette County schools, followed by 6.8% of multiracial students, 2.2% of Hispanic students, 1.9% of American Indian students, 0.8% of African American students, 0.5% of Asian students and 0.2% of Hawaiian students.

Marquette Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Marquette County's 25 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 954 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
Marquette Senior High School	918	954	3.9
Aspen Ridge Elementary School	747	737	-1.3
Bothwell Middle School	711	699	-1.7
Lakeview School	591	588	-0.5
Gwinn Middle-High School	498	505	1.4
Negaunee Middle School	468	458	-2.1
Negaunee High School	452	450	-0.4
Cherry Creek Elementary School	416	410	-1.4
Westwood High School	394	405	2.8
Superior Hills Elementary School	361	381	5.5
Sandy Knoll School	349	315	-9.7
Graveraet Elementary School	296	287	-3
Birchview School	237	245	3.4
K. I. Sawyer Elementary School	243	244	0.4
George D. Gilbert Elementary School	239	218	-8.8
Ishpeming High School	211	211	0
North Star Montessori Academy	190	191	0.5
Ishpeming Middle School	191	182	-4.7
Vandenboom Alternative High School	149	151	1.3
Republic-Michigamme School	86	83	-3.5
Powell Township Elementary School	42	51	21.4
Marquette-Alger Administrative Unit	39	39	0
Ishpeming-Negaunee-NICE Community Education Division	12	19	58.3
Wells Township School	14	6	-57.1
Marquette Branch Prison	1	--	--