North Michigan News

There were three Hawaiian students enrolled in Charlevoix County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Boyne City Elementary School, East Jordan Middle-High School, and East Jordan Elementary School were the only schools in Charlevoix County that enrolled Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year.

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 Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Boyne City Elementary School	0.2	407
East Jordan Middle-High School	0.3	342
East Jordan Elementary School	0.3	397
Charlevoix Middle High School	0	408
Charlevoix Elementary School	0	398
Boyne City Middle School	0	388
Boyne City High School	0	450
Boyne Falls Public School	0	193
CharEm Special Education Schools	0	101
Charlevoix Montessori Academy for the Arts	0	45
Morgan-Shaw School	0	44
CharEm Alternative Schools	0	20
Concord Academy Boyne	0	89
Beaver Island Community School	0	52
East Jordan Alternative High School	0	3