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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 1.8% of Antrim 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 50 multiracial students enrolled in Antrim County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 24.2% less 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, multiracial students comprised 1.8% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Antrim County, Ellsworth Community School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 13 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 Antrim County in 2022-23 School Year

White [92.7%]Ethnicities < 5% [7.3%]

Enrollment Demographics in Antrim County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Ellsworth Community School5.5238
North Central Academy Campus3.6165
Mancelona High School1.7286
Central Lake Public Schools2247
Cherryland Middle School1.6257
Mancelona Elementary School1.2328
Elk Rapids High School0.8380
Lakeland Elementary School1313
Bellaire Middle-High School2150
John R. Rodger Elementary School1.8113
Alba School196
Sunrise Academy4.323
Mancelona Middle School0244

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