UP Gazette

There were three Hawaiian students enrolled in Delta County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 40% 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Delta County, Escanaba Upper Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of two 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
Escanaba Upper Elementary School	0.5	441
Escanaba Junior-Senior High School	0.1	1,091
Lemmer Elementary School	0	287
Gladstone Area High School	0	445
Big Bay De Noc School	0	208
Learning Center	0	86
Gladstone Area Middle School	0	329
Bay Pines Center	0	28
Mid Peninsula School	0	217
Tri-Township School	0	253
Cameron Elementary School	0	339
Webster Kindergarten Center	0	226
Escanaba Student Success Center	0	87
James T. Jones Elementary School	0	365