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Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 0.9% of Manistee 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 55 Asian students enrolled in Manistee County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 3.8% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Manistee County welcomed 6,004 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.9% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the seven districts in Manistee County, Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 45 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Manistee 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 Manistee County in 2022-23 School Year
White [69%]African American [14.6%]Hispanic [7.6%]Multiracial [6.3%]Ethnicities <5% [2.5%]
Asian Enrollment in Manistee County During 2022-23 School Year
District% of Asian Students EnrolledTotal Enrollment
Kaleva Norman Dickson School District0.2%539
Manistee Area Public Schools0.7%1,225
Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy1.3%3,391

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