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3,421 white students enrolled in Alpena County schools 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 3,421 white students enrolled in Alpena County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.5% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Alpena County welcomed 3,719 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 92% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in Alpena County, Alpena High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,028 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.

Ethnicities in Alpena County in 2022-23 School Year

White [92%]Ethnicities < 5% [8%]

Enrollment Demographics in Alpena County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Alpena High School93.41,101
Thunder Bay Junior High School91.5844
Ella M. White Elementary School90.9472
Besser Elementary School90.6456
Wilson Elementary School93.1260
Sanborn Elementary School88.2195
Lincoln Elementary School93.4137
Hinks Elementary School92.7137
ACES Academy92.970
Pied Piper School95.747

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