UP Gazette

There were 19 American Indian students enrolled in Dickinson 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 Dickinson County welcomed 3,662 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Dickinson County, Woodland Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of six 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Woodland Elementary School	0.7	803
North Elementary School	1.2	259
Kingsford Middle School	0.5	577
Iron Mountain-Kingsford Community Education	1.9	106
Kingsford High School	0.2	599
Iron Mountain High School	0.4	237
Central Middle School	1.1	94
North Dickinson School	0.4	264
Vulcan Middle School	0.7	139
East Elementary School	0	100
Dickinson-Iron Special Education	0	57
Norway High School	0	173
Norway Elementary School	0	254