UP Gazette

There were 190 multiracial students enrolled in Dickinson County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.4% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Dickinson County welcomed 3,662 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 5.2% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Dickinson County, Woodland Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 47 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Woodland Elementary School	5.9	803
Kingsford High School	6	599
Kingsford Middle School	5.5	577
North Elementary School	10.4	259
Iron Mountain High School	7.2	237
East Elementary School	10	100
North Dickinson School	3.4	264
Norway High School	4.6	173
Central Middle School	3.2	94
Vulcan Middle School	0.7	139
Norway Elementary School	0	254
Iron Mountain-Kingsford Community Education	0	106
Dickinson-Iron Special Education	0	57