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
Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.3% of them were girls, and 49.7% were boys.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 90.2% of the Kalkaska High School total enrollment.
Among the eight schools in Kalkaska County, Birch Street Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 354 students, while Kalkaska Middle School welcomed 304 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.
Kalkaska High School is part of Kalkaska Public Schools, which roughly covers schools within Kalkaska County, with its main office in Kalkaska.
In the previous school year, Kalkaska High School also had the highest number of students among Kalkaska County schools.
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 | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Kalkaska High School | Kalkaska | 449 |
| Birch Street Elementary School | Kalkaska | 354 |
| Kalkaska Middle School | Kalkaska | 304 |
| Forest Area Middle School | Fife Lake | 212 |
| Cherry Street Intermediate School | Kalkaska | 176 |
| Forest Area High School | Fife Lake | 158 |
| Rapid City Elementary School | Rapid City | 96 |
| Crawford School | Kalkaska | 45 |
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