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Enrollment Analysis: multiracial students comprised 4.8% of Charlevoix County's districts student body 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 160 multiracial students enrolled in Charlevoix County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 7.4% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Charlevoix County welcomed 3,337 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 4.8% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the eight districts in Charlevoix County, Boyne City Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 50 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Charlevoix County.

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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Ethnicities in Charlevoix County in 2022-23 School Year
White [89.4%]Ethnicities <5% [10.6%]
multiracial Enrollment in Charlevoix County During 2022-23 School Year
District% of multiracial Students EnrolledTotal Enrollment
Beaver Island Community School9.6%52
Boyne City Public Schools3.9%1,293
Boyne Falls Public School District6.7%193
Charlevoix Montessori Academy for the Arts6.7%45
Charlevoix Public Schools4.1%806
Charlevoix-Emmet ISD4%405
Concord Academy - Boyne5.6%89
East Jordan Public Schools6.1%743

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