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Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 0.4% of Delta 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 19 Asian students enrolled in Delta County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 26.7% 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, Asian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Delta County, Escanaba Junior-Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian 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 Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Escanaba Junior-Senior High School0.91,091
Lemmer Elementary School1287
Escanaba Upper Elementary School0.5441
Gladstone Area High School0.2445
Big Bay De Noc School0.5208
Learning Center1.286
Gladstone Area Middle School0.3329
Bay Pines Center028
Mid Peninsula School0217
Tri-Township School0253
Cameron Elementary School0339
Webster Kindergarten Center0226
Escanaba Student Success Center087
James T. Jones Elementary School0365

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