North Michigan News

There were 2,632 white students enrolled in Antrim County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Antrim County welcomed 2,840 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 92.7% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Antrim County, Elk Rapids High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 345 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Elk Rapids High School	90.8	380
Mancelona Elementary School	96	328
Lakeland Elementary School	92	313
Mancelona High School	93.4	286
Cherryland Middle School	91.1	257
Central Lake Public Schools	93.5	247
Mancelona Middle School	94.3	244
Ellsworth Community School	87	238
North Central Academy Campus	94.5	165
Bellaire Middle-High School	93.3	150
John R. Rodger Elementary School	94.7	113
Alba School	94.8	96
Sunrise Academy	91.3	23