North Michigan News

There were 1,660 students enrolled in Crawford County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 53.1% of the county student body, while the other 46.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 91.1% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Crawford County schools, followed by 3.6% of multiracial students, 3.1% of Hispanic students, 1.3% of African American students, 0.4% of Asian students, 0.3% of American Indian students and 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Grayling Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Crawford County's five schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 638 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
Grayling Elementary School	611	638	4.4
Grayling Middle School	474	461	-2.7
Grayling High School	459	452	-1.5
Great Lakes Online Education	105	95	-9.5
Shawono Center	27	14	-48.1