UP Gazette

There were 24 Asian students enrolled in Menominee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 11.1% 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, Asian students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Menominee County, Uplift Michigan Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of eight 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Uplift Michigan Academy	1.2	645
Central Elementary School	1.9	265
Stephenson Area Public School	1	404
Bark River-Harris Junior-Senior High School	0.6	341
Blesch Intermediate School	0.5	368
Menominee High School	0.6	337
Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy	0.5	184
Carney-Nadeau Public School	0	234
Bark River-Harris Elementary School	0	411
Menominee Junior High School	0	184
Phoenix Alternative High School	0	44
North Central Elementary School	0	125
North Central Middle School	0	72
North Central Area Senior High School	0	89
Menominee ISD Special Education	0	12