UP Gazette

There were 3,715 students enrolled in Menominee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.9% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.9% of the county student body, while the other 48.1% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 78.7% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Menominee County schools, followed by 7.2% of American Indian students, 4.7% of African American students, 4.6% of Hispanic students, 4.1% of multiracial students, 0.6% of Asian students and 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Uplift Michigan Academy had the highest enrollment among Menominee County's 17 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 645 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
Uplift Michigan Academy	709	645	-9
Bark River-Harris Elementary School	393	411	4.6
Stephenson Area Public School	442	404	-8.6
Blesch Intermediate School	357	368	3.1
Bark River-Harris Junior-Senior High School	338	341	0.9
Menominee High School	350	337	-3.7
Central Elementary School	264	265	0.4
Carney-Nadeau Public School	232	234	0.9
Menominee Junior High School	176	184	4.5
Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy	185	184	-0.5
North Central Elementary School	139	125	-10.1
North Central Area Senior High School	94	89	-5.3
North Central Middle School	93	72	-22.6
Phoenix Alternative High School	38	44	15.8
Menominee ISD Special Education	15	12	-20