UP Gazette

There were 108 Hispanic students enrolled in Dickinson County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as 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, Hispanic students comprised 2.9% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Dickinson County, Iron Mountain High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 20 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
Iron Mountain High School	8.4	237
North Elementary School	7.3	259
Woodland Elementary School	2.2	803
Kingsford High School	2.3	599
Central Middle School	9.6	94
Kingsford Middle School	1.4	577
Vulcan Middle School	4.3	139
East Elementary School	5	100
Norway High School	1.7	173
Norway Elementary School	0.8	254
Iron Mountain-Kingsford Community Education	1.9	106
North Dickinson School	0.4	264
Dickinson-Iron Special Education	1.8	57