UP Gazette

Marquette Senior High School had the largest enrollment among Marquette County schools, welcoming 954 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, 52.2% of them were boys, and 47.8% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 87.8% of the Marquette Senior High School total enrollment.

Among the 24 schools in Marquette County, Aspen Ridge Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 737 students, while Bothwell Middle School welcomed 699 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Marquette Senior High School is part of Marquette Area Public Schools, which roughly covers schools within Marquette County, with its main office in Marquette.

In the previous school year, Marquette Senior High School also had the largest number of students among Marquette 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
Marquette Senior High School	Marquette	954
Aspen Ridge Elementary School	Ishpeming	737
Bothwell Middle School	Marquette	699
Lakeview School	Negaunee	588
Gwinn Middle-High School	Gwinn	505
Negaunee Middle School	Negaunee	458
Negaunee High School	Negaunee	450
Cherry Creek Elementary School	Marquette	410
Westwood High School	Ishpeming	405
Superior Hills Elementary School	Marquette	381
Sandy Knoll School	Marquette	315
Graveraet Elementary School	Marquette	287
Birchview School	Ishpeming	245
K. I. Sawyer Elementary School	Gwinn	244
George D. Gilbert Elementary School	Gwinn	218
Ishpeming High School	Ishpeming	211
North Star Montessori Academy	Marquette	191
Ishpeming Middle School	Ishpeming	182
Vandenboom Alternative High School	Marquette	151
Republic-Michigamme School	Republic	83
Powell Township Elementary School	Big Bay	51
Marquette-Alger Administrative Unit	Marquette	39
Ishpeming-Negaunee-NICE Community Education Division	Negaunee	19
Wells Township School	Arnold	6