North Michigan News

There were 3,568 students enrolled in Iosco County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 50.6% of the county student body, while the other 49.4% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 88.1% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Iosco County schools, followed by 5.1% of Hispanic students, 4.8% of multiracial students, 1.1% of African American students, 0.4% of Asian students, 0.4% of American Indian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Richardson Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Iosco County's 11 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 672 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
Richardson Elementary School	656	672	2.4
Oscoda Area High School	503	477	-5.2
Clara B. Bolen Elementary School	430	434	0.9
Whittemore-Prescott Area Elementary School	358	368	2.8
Tawas Area Middle School	350	356	1.7
Tawas Area High School	380	346	-8.9
Hale Area School	334	343	2.7
Whittemore-Prescott Junior-Senior High School	340	321	-5.6
Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County	155	207	33.5
Iosco RESA Special Education	47	44	-6.4