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Roscommon County: 0.2% more students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

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

There were 2,792 students enrolled in Roscommon County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 52.5% of the county student body, while the other 47.5% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 93.6% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Roscommon County schools, followed by 2.5% of multiracial students, 2.2% of Hispanic students, 0.7% of African American students, 0.5% of American Indian students, 0.3% of Asian students and 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Charlton Heston Academy had the highest enrollment among Roscommon County's nine schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 767 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.

Enrollment in Roscommon County Over 8 Years

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Enrollment in Roscommon County Schools

School nameTotal enrollment in 2021-22Total enrollment in 2022-23% change
Charlton Heston Academy7427673.4
Collins Elementary School566555-1.9
Houghton Lake Junior-Senior High School551511-7.3
Roscommon High School3623630.3
Roscommon Elementary School19026640
Roscommon Middle School260192-26.2
Houghton Lake Community Education749528.4
COOR Special Educational Center41434.9
Transition Center2726-3.7

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