North Michigan News

There were 4,225 students enrolled in Emmet County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.8% of the county student body, while the other 48.2% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 85.4% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Emmet County schools, followed by 7.7% of multiracial students, 3.2% of American Indian students, 2.6% of Hispanic students, 0.6% of Asian students, 0.5% of African American students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Petoskey High School had the highest enrollment among Emmet County's 16 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 909 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	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Petoskey High School	959	909	-5.2
Petoskey Middle School	582	582	0
Harbor Springs Middle School	243	327	34.6
Sheridan School	271	269	-0.7
Pellston Middle/High School	238	254	6.7
Central Elementary School	259	249	-3.9
Ottawa Elementary School	254	248	-2.4
Harbor Springs High School	243	243	0
Alanson Public School	232	226	-2.6
Lincoln School	231	226	-2.2
Pellston Elementary School	202	204	1
Blackbird Elementary School	96	166	72.9
Concord Academy Petoskey	156	151	-3.2
Mackinaw City K-12 School	144	143	-0.7
Petoskey Montessori Elementary School	37	28	-24.3
Shay Elementary School	139	--	--