UP Gazette

There were 266 American Indian students enrolled in Menominee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.3% 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, American Indian students comprised 7.2% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Menominee County, Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 165 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
Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy	89.7	184
Bark River-Harris Elementary School	11.2	411
Bark River-Harris Junior-Senior High School	8.5	341
Uplift Michigan Academy	1.1	645
North Central Elementary School	4.8	125
Blesch Intermediate School	0.8	368
North Central Area Senior High School	3.4	89
Carney-Nadeau Public School	0.9	234
North Central Middle School	2.8	72
Central Elementary School	0.4	265
Menominee Junior High School	0.5	184
Phoenix Alternative High School	2.3	44
Stephenson Area Public School	0	404
Menominee High School	0	337
Menominee ISD Special Education	0	12