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Wexford County Education: 7,542 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 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.

Enrollment in Wexford County Over 8 Years

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Enrollment in Wexford County Schools

School nameTotal enrollment in 2021-22Total enrollment in 2022-23% change
Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan2,6662,308-13.4
Cadillac Senior High School8999070.9
Mackinaw Trail Middle School772750-2.8
Franklin Elementary School617606-1.8
Lincoln Elementary School5045111.4
Buckley Community Schools4684782.1
Manton Consolidated Elementary School3523674.3
Manton Consolidated Middle School3033040.3
Mesick Consolidated Junior/Senior High School326301-7.7
Manton Consolidated High School2722854.8
Floyd M. Jewett Elementary School2482625.6
Forest View Elementary School245232-5.3
Cadillac Innovation High School1481522.7
Wexford-Missaukee ISD Special Education8479-6

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