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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 86.4% of Manistee Area Public Schools's 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 1,058 white students enrolled in Manistee Area Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 1.6% decrease compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Manistee Area Public Schools welcomed 1,225 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 86.4% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Manistee Area Public Schools roughly covers three schools within Manistee County and has its main office in Manistee.

Among the three schools in Manistee Area Public Schools, Manistee Middle High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 586 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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Ethnicities in Manistee Area Public Schools in 2022-23 School Year
White [86.4%]Ethnicities <5% [13.6%]
Enrollment Demographics in Manistee Area Public Schools During Last 8 Years
YearTotal District EnrollmentTotal White StudentsWhite %
2022-231,2251,05886.4%
2021-221,2301,07587.4%
2020-211,2981,13687.5%
2019-201,3441,17087.1%
2018-191,3991,20886.3%
2017-181,4421,23185.4%
2016-171,4961,29686.6%
2015-161,5461,34086.7%

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