UP Gazette

There were 84 Hispanic students enrolled in Chippewa County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 16.7% 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, Hispanic students comprised 1.8% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Chippewa County, Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 17 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy	2.8	597
Rudyard Area Schools	2	602
Sault Area Middle School	2.2	498
Lincoln School	2.3	350
Sault Area High School	1.1	740
Washington Elementary School	3.1	227
Pickford Public Schools	1.4	433
Brimley Area School	1.3	451
Consolidated Community School Services	2.2	89
Drummond Island Elementary School	3.8	53
Lake Superior Academy	1.1	91
DeTour Arts and Technology Academy	1.3	80
Ojibwe Charter School	0.7	137
Malcolm High School	1.1	89
EUPISD Project Search	20	5
Whitefish Township School	0	48
DeTour High School	0	38
EUPISD Learning Center	0	62