UP Gazette

Woodland Elementary School had the largest enrollment among Dickinson County schools, welcoming 803 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 52.6% of them were boys, and 47.4% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 90.5% of the Woodland Elementary School total enrollment.

Among the 13 schools in Dickinson County, Kingsford High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 599 students, while Kingsford Middle School welcomed 577 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Woodland Elementary School is part of Breitung Township School District, which roughly covers schools within Dickinson County, with its main office in Kingsford.

In the previous school year, Woodland Elementary School also had the largest number of students among Dickinson County schools.

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	City	Total School Enrollment
Woodland Elementary School	Kingsford	803
Kingsford High School	Kingsford	599
Kingsford Middle School	Kingsford	577
North Dickinson School	Felch	264
North Elementary School	Iron Mountain	259
Norway Elementary School	Norway	254
Iron Mountain High School	Iron Mountain	237
Norway High School	Norway	173
Vulcan Middle School	Norway	139
Iron Mountain-Kingsford Community Education	Iron Mountain	106
East Elementary School	Iron Mountain	100
Central Middle School	Iron Mountain	94
Dickinson-Iron Special Education	Kingsford	57