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Alpena County Education: 1 Hawaiian student was enrolled in 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 was one Hawaiian student enrolled in Alpena County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as 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. Comprising only less than 0.1% of the student body, the Hawaiian community is one of the least represented ethnicities within Alpena County schools.

Besser Elementary School was the only school in Alpena County that enrolled Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year.

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 Hawaiian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Besser Elementary School0.2456
Alpena High School01,101
Thunder Bay Junior High School0844
Ella M. White Elementary School0472
Sanborn Elementary School0195
Wilson Elementary School0260
Hinks Elementary School0137
Lincoln Elementary School0137
ACES Academy070
Pied Piper School047

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