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3,145 white students enrolled in Iosco County 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 3,145 white students enrolled in Iosco County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Iosco County welcomed 3,568 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 88.1% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in Iosco County, Richardson Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 586 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 Iosco County in 2022-23 School Year

White [88.1%]Hispanic [5.1%]Ethnicities < 5% [6.8%]

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

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Richardson Elementary School87.2672
Oscoda Area High School86477
Clara B. Bolen Elementary School87.3434
Whittemore-Prescott Area Elementary School90.8368
Hale Area School91.5343
Tawas Area Middle School87.1356
Tawas Area High School88.2346
Whittemore-Prescott Junior-Senior High School86.3321
Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County91.8207
Iosco RESA Special Education90.944

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