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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 91% of Ontonagon County's student body 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 425 white students enrolled in Ontonagon County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.6% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Ontonagon County welcomed 467 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 91% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the three schools in Ontonagon County, Ontonagon Area School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 227 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 Ontonagon County in 2023-24 School Year

White [91%]Ethnicities < 5% [9%]

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

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Ontonagon Area School90.8250
Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School89.7165
Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD Special Education96.252

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