MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | 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 78.9% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Leelanau County schools, followed by 10.8% of Hispanic students, 5.6% of American Indian students, 3.5% of multiracial students, 0.8% of African American students, 0.3% of Asian students and 0.2% of Hawaiian students.
Glen Lake Community School had the highest enrollment among Leelanau County's seven schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 711 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Lake Community School | 674 | 711 | 5.5 |
| Leland Public School | 453 | 450 | -0.7 |
| Suttons Bay Elementary Middle School | 215 | 236 | 9.8 |
| Suttons Bay Virtual School | 213 | 181 | -15 |
| Suttons Bay Senior High School | 158 | 161 | 1.9 |
| Northport Public School | 136 | 129 | -5.1 |
| Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy | 71 | 74 | 4.2 |
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