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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 89.4% of Charlevoix 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 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.

Ethnicities in Charlevoix County in 2022-23 School Year

White [89.4%]Ethnicities < 5% [10.6%]

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

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Boyne City High School92.7450
Boyne City Elementary School91.9407
Charlevoix Elementary School90.2398
Boyne City Middle School91.8388
Charlevoix Middle High School85.8408
East Jordan Elementary School85.6397
East Jordan Middle-High School90.6342
Boyne Falls Public School87.6193
CharEm Special Education Schools86.1101
Concord Academy Boyne92.189
Beaver Island Community School90.452
Charlevoix Montessori Academy for the Arts86.745
Morgan-Shaw School81.844
CharEm Alternative Schools7020
East Jordan Alternative High School1003

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