UP Gazette

There were 467 students enrolled in Ontonagon County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.9% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 52.9% of the county student body, while the other 47.1% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 91% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Ontonagon County schools, followed by 4.3% of multiracial students, 2.6% of American Indian students, 1.9% of Hispanic students and 0.2% of African American students.

Ontonagon Area School had the highest enrollment among Ontonagon County's three schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 250 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
Ontonagon Area School	276	250	-9.4
Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School	159	165	3.8
Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD Special Education	51	52	2