UP Gazette

There were nine Hawaiian students enrolled in Chippewa County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 80% 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 18 schools in Chippewa County, Sault Area High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of three 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 Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Sault Area High School	0.4	740
Washington Elementary School	0.9	227
Pickford Public Schools	0.2	433
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy	0.2	597
Brimley Area School	0.2	451
DeTour Arts and Technology Academy	1.3	80
Rudyard Area Schools	0	602
Sault Area Middle School	0	498
Lincoln School	0	350
EUPISD Learning Center	0	62
Consolidated Community School Services	0	89
DeTour High School	0	38
Drummond Island Elementary School	0	53
Lake Superior Academy	0	91
Malcolm High School	0	89
Ojibwe Charter School	0	137
EUPISD Project Search	0	5
Whitefish Township School	0	48