North Michigan News

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.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy	55.3	3,391
Manistee Middle High School	85.3	687
Onekama Consolidated Schools	91.1	304
KND Elementary School	88.2	289
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	87.5	279
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	88	259
Brethren High School	84.2	177
Bear Lake Elementary School	84.7	163
Betsie Valley School	91.9	136
Bear Lake High School	80.3	127
Brethren Middle School	83.6	73
Casman Alternative Academy	87.3	63
Manistee ISD Center Programs	83.9	56