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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

42 African American students enrolled in Delta County schools 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 42 African American students enrolled in Delta County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.7% more 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, African American students comprised 1% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Delta County, Escanaba Junior-Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 10 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 Delta County in 2023-24 School Year

White [86.9%]Multiracial [5.6%]Ethnicities < 5% [7.5%]

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

School name% of African American students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Escanaba Junior-Senior High School0.91,091
Bay Pines Center32.128
Mid Peninsula School2.8217
Gladstone Area High School1.1445
Lemmer Elementary School1287
Escanaba Upper Elementary School0.5441
Tri-Township School0.8253
Big Bay De Noc School0.5208
Cameron Elementary School0.3339
Webster Kindergarten Center0.4226
Learning Center1.286
Escanaba Student Success Center1.187
Gladstone Area Middle School0329
James T. Jones Elementary School0365

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