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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 3.5% of Leelanau County's student body 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 67 multiracial students enrolled in Leelanau County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.1% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Leelanau County welcomed 1,942 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 3.5% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Leelanau County, Suttons Bay Elementary Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 16 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 Leelanau County in 2022-23 School Year

White [78.9%]Hispanic [10.8%]American Indian [5.6%]Ethnicities < 5% [4.7%]

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

School name% of multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Suttons Bay Elementary Middle School6.8236
Suttons Bay Senior High School6.2161
Suttons Bay Virtual School5.5181
Glen Lake Community School1.4711
Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy10.874
Northport Public School5.4129
Leland Public School1.3450

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