North Michigan News

There were 2,983 white students enrolled in Charlevoix County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Charlevoix County welcomed 3,337 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 89.4% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Charlevoix County, Boyne City High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 417 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
Boyne City High School	92.7	450
Boyne City Elementary School	91.9	407
Charlevoix Elementary School	90.2	398
Boyne City Middle School	91.8	388
Charlevoix Middle High School	85.8	408
East Jordan Elementary School	85.6	397
East Jordan Middle-High School	90.6	342
Boyne Falls Public School	87.6	193
CharEm Special Education Schools	86.1	101
Concord Academy Boyne	92.1	89
Beaver Island Community School	90.4	52
Charlevoix Montessori Academy for the Arts	86.7	45
Morgan-Shaw School	81.8	44
CharEm Alternative Schools	70	20
East Jordan Alternative High School	100	3