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Wexford County Education: 341 multiracial students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 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 341 multiracial students enrolled in Wexford County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 14.3% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Wexford County welcomed 7,542 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 4.5% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Wexford County, Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 219 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 Wexford County in 2022-23 School Year

White [78.7%]African American [9.9%]Hispanic [5.3%]Ethnicities < 5% [6.1%]

Enrollment Demographics in Wexford County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan9.52,308
Franklin Elementary School3.3606
Cadillac Senior High School2.2907
Lincoln Elementary School3.5511
Mackinaw Trail Middle School1.9750
Manton Consolidated Elementary School3367
Buckley Community Schools1.7478
Manton Consolidated Middle School2.3304
Manton Consolidated High School2.1285
Mesick Consolidated Junior/Senior High School1.7301
Cadillac Innovation High School3.3152
Forest View Elementary School1.7232
Floyd M. Jewett Elementary School0.8262
Wexford-Missaukee ISD Special Education2.579

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