UP Gazette

Ontonagon Area School had the largest enrollment among Ontonagon County schools, welcoming 250 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, 53.2% of them were boys, and 46.8% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 90.8% of the Ontonagon Area School total enrollment.

Among the three schools in Ontonagon County, Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 165 students, while Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD Special Education welcomed 52 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Ontonagon Area School is part of Ontonagon Area School District, which roughly covers schools within Ontonagon County, with its main office in Ontonagon.

In the previous school year, Ontonagon Area School also had the largest number of students among Ontonagon 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
Ontonagon Area School	Ontonagon	250
Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School	Ewen	165
Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD Special Education	Bergland	52