UP Gazette

There were 172 Hispanic students enrolled in Marquette County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.2% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 2.2% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Marquette County, Gwinn Middle-High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 28 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
Gwinn Middle-High School	5.5	505
Bothwell Middle School	2.4	699
Marquette Senior High School	1.7	954
K. I. Sawyer Elementary School	6.6	244
Graveraet Elementary School	4.2	287
Negaunee Middle School	2.2	458
North Star Montessori Academy	4.7	191
Lakeview School	1.4	588
Ishpeming High School	3.8	211
Negaunee High School	1.6	450
Superior Hills Elementary School	1.6	381
Cherry Creek Elementary School	1.2	410
Sandy Knoll School	1.6	315
Aspen Ridge Elementary School	0.7	737
Powell Township Elementary School	9.8	51
Vandenboom Alternative High School	2.6	151
George D. Gilbert Elementary School	1.4	218
Westwood High School	0.7	405
Birchview School	0.8	245
Ishpeming Middle School	1.1	182
Republic-Michigamme School	1.2	83
Ishpeming-Negaunee-NICE Community Education Division	0	19
Marquette-Alger Administrative Unit	0	39
Wells Township School	0	6