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Enrollment Analysis: African American students comprised 1.6% of Chippewa County's student body in 2023-24 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

There were 75 African American students enrolled in Chippewa County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.6% 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, African American students comprised 1.6% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Chippewa County, Sault Area High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 14 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.

Ethnicities in Chippewa County in 2023-24 School Year

White [54.1%]American Indian [38.4%]Ethnicities < 5% [7.5%]

Enrollment Demographics in Chippewa County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of African American students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Sault Area High School1.9740
Rudyard Area Schools2602
Sault Area Middle School1.8498
Lincoln School2.3350
Pickford Public Schools1.8433
Washington Elementary School2.6227
Consolidated Community School Services5.689
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy0.5597
Brimley Area School0.7451
DeTour High School5.338
Drummond Island Elementary School1.953
Lake Superior Academy1.191
DeTour Arts and Technology Academy1.380
Malcolm High School1.189
EUPISD Learning Center1.662
Ojibwe Charter School0137
EUPISD Project Search05
Whitefish Township School048

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