UP Gazette

There were 16 Hawaiian students enrolled in Marquette County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.9% 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Marquette County, Aspen Ridge Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of five 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 Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Aspen Ridge Elementary School	0.7	737
Marquette Senior High School	0.3	954
Westwood High School	0.5	405
Lakeview School	0.3	588
Superior Hills Elementary School	0.3	381
North Star Montessori Academy	0.5	191
Negaunee Middle School	0.2	458
Negaunee High School	0.2	450
Sandy Knoll School	0	315
Bothwell Middle School	0	699
Gwinn Middle-High School	0	505
Ishpeming High School	0	211
George D. Gilbert Elementary School	0	218
K. I. Sawyer Elementary School	0	244
Graveraet Elementary School	0	287
Vandenboom Alternative High School	0	151
Ishpeming Middle School	0	182
Marquette-Alger Administrative Unit	0	39
Republic-Michigamme School	0	83
Birchview School	0	245
Ishpeming-Negaunee-NICE Community Education Division	0	19
Cherry Creek Elementary School	0	410
Powell Township Elementary School	0	51
Wells Township School	0	6