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
Data showed that Iosco County welcomed 3,568 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 1.1% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 10 schools in Iosco County, Richardson Elementary School and Whittemore-Prescott Area Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of seven 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.
| School name | % of African American students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Richardson Elementary School | 1 | 672 |
| Whittemore-Prescott Area Elementary School | 1.9 | 368 |
| Oscoda Area High School | 1 | 477 |
| Clara B. Bolen Elementary School | 0.9 | 434 |
| Tawas Area High School | 1.2 | 346 |
| Tawas Area Middle School | 1.1 | 356 |
| Hale Area School | 0.9 | 343 |
| Iosco RESA Special Education | 6.8 | 44 |
| Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County | 0.5 | 207 |
| Whittemore-Prescott Junior-Senior High School | 0 | 321 |
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