North Michigan News

There were 2,467 students enrolled in Cheboygan County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 52.1% of the county student body, while the other 47.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 85.9% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Cheboygan County schools, followed by 9.8% of multiracial students, 2.1% of Hispanic students, 1.3% of American Indian students, 0.6% of African American students, 0.2% of Asian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Cheboygan Area High School had the highest enrollment among Cheboygan County's 10 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 609 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
Cheboygan Area High School	659	609	-7.6
Inland Lakes Secondary School	329	324	-1.5
East Elementary School	321	321	0
Cheboygan Intermediate School	282	308	9.2
Inland Lakes Elementary School	272	297	9.2
Cheboygan Middle School	197	188	-4.6
Wolverine Middle-High School	138	135	-2.2
Wolverine Elementary School	118	121	2.5
COP ESD Programs	88	85	-3.4
Inverness Academy	91	79	-13.2