UP Gazette

There were 148 multiracial students enrolled in Chippewa County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 26.5% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Chippewa County welcomed 4,590 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 3.2% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Chippewa County, Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 34 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	% of multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy	5.7	597
Washington Elementary School	9.3	227
Pickford Public Schools	3.5	433
Lake Superior Academy	14.3	91
Whitefish Township School	27.1	48
Lincoln School	3.1	350
Sault Area High School	1.4	740
Sault Area Middle School	1.6	498
Rudyard Area Schools	1	602
Brimley Area School	1.1	451
Consolidated Community School Services	5.6	89
DeTour Arts and Technology Academy	3.8	80
Ojibwe Charter School	0.7	137
Malcolm High School	1.1	89
DeTour High School	2.6	38
Drummond Island Elementary School	1.9	53
EUPISD Learning Center	0	62
EUPISD Project Search	0	5