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378 multiracial students enrolled in Manistee 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 378 multiracial students enrolled in Manistee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.1% less 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, multiracial students comprised 6.3% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Manistee County, Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 292 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 multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy8.63,391
Manistee Middle High School3.2687
John F. Kennedy Elementary School6.1279
Onekama Consolidated Schools4.9304
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School5259
Brethren High School4177
Betsie Valley School4.4136
KND Elementary School0.7289
Manistee ISD Center Programs3.656
Bear Lake Elementary School0.6163
Casman Alternative Academy1.663
Bear Lake High School0127
Brethren Middle School073

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