UP Gazette

Escanaba Area Public Schools had the highest enrollment among Delta County districts, welcoming 2,132 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, 51.7% of them were boys, and 48.3% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 89.2% of the Escanaba Area Public Schools total enrollment.

Among the six districts in Delta County, Gladstone Area Schools ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,478 students, while Delta-Schoolcraft ISD welcomed 289 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Escanaba Area Public Schools roughly covers schools within Delta County, with its main office in Escanaba.

In the previous school year, Escanaba Area Public Schools also had the highest number of students among Delta 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.

District	City (Main Office)	Total Enrollment
Escanaba Area Public Schools	Escanaba	2,132
Gladstone Area Schools	Gladstone	1,478
Delta-Schoolcraft ISD	Escanaba	289
Rapid River Public Schools	Rapid River	253
Mid Peninsula School District	Rock	217
Big Bay De Noc School District	Cooks	208