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Charlevoix County Education: 160 multiracial students were enrolled in schools 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 160 multiracial students enrolled in Charlevoix County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.4% more 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, multiracial students comprised 4.8% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Charlevoix County, East Jordan Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 36 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 multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
East Jordan Elementary School9.1397
Boyne City Elementary School4.7407
Charlevoix Middle High School4.7408
Boyne City High School3.3450
Charlevoix Elementary School3.5398
Boyne City Middle School3.4388
Boyne Falls Public School6.7193
East Jordan Middle-High School2.6342
Concord Academy Boyne5.689
Beaver Island Community School9.652
CharEm Special Education Schools4101
Charlevoix Montessori Academy for the Arts6.745
Morgan-Shaw School6.844
CharEm Alternative Schools1020
East Jordan Alternative High School03

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