UP Gazette

There were 6,862 white students enrolled in Marquette County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Marquette County welcomed 7,829 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 87.6% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Marquette County, Marquette Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 838 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Marquette Senior High School	87.8	954
Aspen Ridge Elementary School	95	737
Bothwell Middle School	84.4	699
Lakeview School	90.1	588
Negaunee Middle School	91.9	458
Negaunee High School	90.9	450
Gwinn Middle-High School	80.8	505
Westwood High School	92.8	405
Cherry Creek Elementary School	87.6	410
Superior Hills Elementary School	86.1	381
Sandy Knoll School	85.1	315
Graveraet Elementary School	85.7	287
Birchview School	85.7	245
George D. Gilbert Elementary School	87.6	218
K. I. Sawyer Elementary School	76.2	244
Ishpeming High School	85.8	211
Ishpeming Middle School	90.7	182
North Star Montessori Academy	80.6	191
Vandenboom Alternative High School	80.8	151
Republic-Michigamme School	94	83
Powell Township Elementary School	86.3	51
Marquette-Alger Administrative Unit	89.7	39
Ishpeming-Negaunee-NICE Community Education Division	89.5	19
Wells Township School	100	6