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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 69% of Manistee 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 4,143 white students enrolled in Manistee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Manistee County welcomed 6,004 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 69% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Manistee County, Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,876 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 Manistee County in 2022-23 School Year

White [69%]African American [14.6%]Hispanic [7.6%]Multiracial [6.3%]Ethnicities < 5% [2.5%]

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

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy55.33,391
Manistee Middle High School85.3687
Onekama Consolidated Schools91.1304
KND Elementary School88.2289
John F. Kennedy Elementary School87.5279
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School88259
Brethren High School84.2177
Bear Lake Elementary School84.7163
Betsie Valley School91.9136
Bear Lake High School80.3127
Brethren Middle School83.673
Casman Alternative Academy87.363
Manistee ISD Center Programs83.956

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