North Michigan News

There were 2,840 students enrolled in Antrim County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.4% of the county student body, while the other 48.6% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 92.7% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Antrim County schools, followed by 3.3% of Hispanic students, 1.8% of multiracial students, 1% of American Indian students, 0.8% of African American students, 0.3% of Asian students and 0.2% of Hawaiian students.

Elk Rapids High School had the highest enrollment among Antrim County's 13 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 380 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.

School name	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Elk Rapids High School	404	380	-5.9
Mancelona Elementary School	303	328	8.3
Lakeland Elementary School	288	313	8.7
Mancelona High School	279	286	2.5
Cherryland Middle School	258	257	-0.4
Central Lake Public Schools	258	247	-4.3
Mancelona Middle School	246	244	-0.8
Ellsworth Community School	234	238	1.7
North Central Academy Campus	154	165	7.1
Bellaire Middle-High School	172	150	-12.8
John R. Rodger Elementary School	127	113	-11
Alba School	97	96	-1
Sunrise Academy	20	23	15