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
Data showed that Alpena County welcomed 3,719 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 10 schools in Alpena County, Thunder Bay Junior High School and Alpena High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of seven 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 | % of African American students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Thunder Bay Junior High School | 0.8 | 844 |
| Alpena High School | 0.6 | 1,101 |
| Ella M. White Elementary School | 0.6 | 472 |
| Besser Elementary School | 0.7 | 456 |
| Sanborn Elementary School | 1.5 | 195 |
| Wilson Elementary School | 0.4 | 260 |
| Hinks Elementary School | 0 | 137 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 0 | 137 |
| ACES Academy | 0 | 70 |
| Pied Piper School | 0 | 47 |
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