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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 4% of Alpena County's student body 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 149 multiracial students enrolled in Alpena County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.4% 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, multiracial students comprised 4% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in Alpena County, Alpena High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 43 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 multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Alpena High School3.91,101
Thunder Bay Junior High School3.8844
Ella M. White Elementary School5.1472
Besser Elementary School4.8456
Sanborn Elementary School3.6195
Wilson Elementary School2.3260
Lincoln Elementary School4.4137
Hinks Elementary School4.4137
ACES Academy2.970
Pied Piper School2.147

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