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Enrollment Analysis: Hawaiian students comprised 0.2% 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 five Hawaiian students enrolled in Antrim County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 25% 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Antrim County, Mancelona Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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 Hawaiian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Mancelona Middle School0.8244
Elk Rapids High School0.3380
Lakeland Elementary School0.3313
Cherryland Middle School0.4257
Mancelona Elementary School0328
Mancelona High School0286
Central Lake Public Schools0247
Ellsworth Community School0238
North Central Academy Campus0165
Alba School096
Bellaire Middle-High School0150
Sunrise Academy023
John R. Rodger Elementary School0113

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