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
Data showed that Ontonagon County welcomed 467 students during the 2023-24 school year. Comprising only 0.2% of the student body, the African American community is one of the least represented ethnicities within Ontonagon County schools.
Ontonagon Area School was the only school in Ontonagon County that enrolled African American students in the 2023-24 school year.
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 African American students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Ontonagon Area School | 0.4 | 250 |
| Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School | 0 | 165 |
| Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD Special Education | 0 | 52 |
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