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Menominee County Education: 2,925 white students were enrolled in schools in 2023-24 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

There were 2,925 white students enrolled in Menominee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Menominee County welcomed 3,715 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 78.7% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Menominee County, Stephenson Area Public School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 373 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.

Ethnicities in Menominee County in 2023-24 School Year

White [78.7%]American Indian [7.2%]Ethnicities < 5% [14.1%]

Enrollment Demographics in Menominee County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Stephenson Area Public School92.3404
Uplift Michigan Academy56.1645
Bark River-Harris Elementary School86.1411
Blesch Intermediate School89.1368
Menominee High School90.5337
Bark River-Harris Junior-Senior High School82.4341
Central Elementary School85.7265
Carney-Nadeau Public School93.6234
Menominee Junior High School86.4184
North Central Elementary School88125
North Central Area Senior High School94.489
North Central Middle School93.172
Phoenix Alternative High School77.344
Menominee ISD Special Education10012
Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy5.4184

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