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, Asian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 10 schools in Alpena County, Alpena High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of six 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 Asian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Alpena High School | 0.5 | 1,101 |
| Thunder Bay Junior High School | 0.2 | 844 |
| Ella M. White Elementary School | 0.4 | 472 |
| Besser Elementary School | 0.4 | 456 |
| Sanborn Elementary School | 0 | 195 |
| Wilson Elementary School | 0 | 260 |
| Hinks Elementary School | 0 | 137 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 0 | 137 |
| ACES Academy | 0 | 70 |
| Pied Piper School | 0 | 47 |
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