North Michigan News

There were 7,542 students enrolled in Wexford County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.6% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.3% of the county student body, while the other 48.7% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 78.7% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Wexford County schools, followed by 9.9% of African American students, 5.3% of Hispanic students, 4.5% of multiracial students, 0.7% of Asian students, 0.7% of American Indian students and 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan had the highest enrollment among Wexford County's 15 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 2,308 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
Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan	2,666	2,308	-13.4
Cadillac Senior High School	899	907	0.9
Mackinaw Trail Middle School	772	750	-2.8
Franklin Elementary School	617	606	-1.8
Lincoln Elementary School	504	511	1.4
Buckley Community Schools	468	478	2.1
Manton Consolidated Elementary School	352	367	4.3
Manton Consolidated Middle School	303	304	0.3
Mesick Consolidated Junior/Senior High School	326	301	-7.7
Manton Consolidated High School	272	285	4.8
Floyd M. Jewett Elementary School	248	262	5.6
Forest View Elementary School	245	232	-5.3
Cadillac Innovation High School	148	152	2.7
Wexford-Missaukee ISD Special Education	84	79	-6