UP Gazette

There were 171 Hispanic students enrolled in Menominee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 11.8% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 4.6% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Menominee County, Uplift Michigan Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 59 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
Uplift Michigan Academy	9.1	645
Stephenson Area Public School	5.4	404
Blesch Intermediate School	4.6	368
Menominee Junior High School	7.1	184
Central Elementary School	4.9	265
Bark River-Harris Junior-Senior High School	3.8	341
Menominee High School	3.3	337
North Central Elementary School	5.6	125
Carney-Nadeau Public School	2.1	234
Phoenix Alternative High School	6.8	44
Bark River-Harris Elementary School	0.5	411
North Central Middle School	2.8	72
Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy	1.1	184
North Central Area Senior High School	2.2	89
Menominee ISD Special Education	0	12