UP Gazette

There were five Hawaiian students enrolled in Menominee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 25% 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Menominee County, Menominee High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of two 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
Menominee High School	0.6	337
Blesch Intermediate School	0.3	368
Carney-Nadeau Public School	0.4	234
Menominee Junior High School	0.5	184
Uplift Michigan Academy	0	645
Central Elementary School	0	265
Stephenson Area Public School	0	404
Bark River-Harris Junior-Senior High School	0	341
Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy	0	184
Bark River-Harris Elementary School	0	411
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