UP Gazette

There were 72 Hispanic students enrolled in Delta County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 10% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Delta County welcomed 4,402 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 1.6% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Delta County, Escanaba Junior-Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 16 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
Escanaba Junior-Senior High School	1.5	1,091
Escanaba Upper Elementary School	2.9	441
Big Bay De Noc School	5.8	208
Lemmer Elementary School	2.8	287
Gladstone Area Middle School	1.8	329
Cameron Elementary School	1.8	339
Gladstone Area High School	0.9	445
James T. Jones Elementary School	1.1	365
Webster Kindergarten Center	0.4	226
Learning Center	1.2	86
Mid Peninsula School	0.5	217
Escanaba Student Success Center	0	87
Tri-Township School	0	253
Bay Pines Center	0	28