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Emmet County Education: 3,608 white 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 3,608 white students enrolled in Emmet County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Emmet County welcomed 4,225 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 85.4% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Emmet County, Petoskey High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 778 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 Emmet County in 2022-23 School Year

White [85.4%]Multiracial [7.7%]Ethnicities < 5% [6.9%]

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

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Petoskey High School85.6909
Petoskey Middle School85.9582
Harbor Springs Middle School89.6327
Sheridan School85.1269
Central Elementary School86.7249
Ottawa Elementary School87.1248
Harbor Springs High School88.5243
Pellston Middle/High School78.7254
Lincoln School86.3226
Alanson Public School81.9226
Pellston Elementary School76.5204
Blackbird Elementary School88.6166
Concord Academy Petoskey83.4151
Mackinaw City K-12 School87.4143
Petoskey Montessori Elementary School96.428

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