North Michigan News

There were 3,337 students enrolled in Charlevoix County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.6% of the county student body, while the other 48.4% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 89.4% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Charlevoix County schools, followed by 4.8% of multiracial students, 2.7% of Hispanic students, 1.4% of American Indian students, 0.9% of African American students, 0.7% of Asian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Boyne City High School had the highest enrollment among Charlevoix County's 15 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 450 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
Boyne City High School	436	450	3.2
Charlevoix Middle High School	419	408	-2.6
Boyne City Elementary School	419	407	-2.9
Charlevoix Elementary School	397	398	0.3
East Jordan Elementary School	388	397	2.3
Boyne City Middle School	389	388	-0.3
East Jordan Middle-High School	359	342	-4.7
Boyne Falls Public School	178	193	8.4
CharEm Special Education Schools	105	101	-3.8
Concord Academy Boyne	136	89	-34.6
Beaver Island Community School	58	52	-10.3
Charlevoix Montessori Academy for the Arts	44	45	2.3
Morgan-Shaw School	35	44	25.7
CharEm Alternative Schools	26	20	-23.1
East Jordan Alternative High School	12	3	-75