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Enrollment Analysis: American Indian students comprised 1.4% 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 86 American Indian students enrolled in Manistee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.5% 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, American Indian students comprised 1.4% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Manistee County, Manistee Middle High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 21 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 American Indian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Manistee Middle High School3.1687
Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy0.43,391
KND Elementary School4.5289
Brethren High School5.1177
John F. Kennedy Elementary School2.9279
Brethren Middle School1173
Onekama Consolidated Schools1.6304
Bear Lake High School2.4127
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School0.8259
Manistee ISD Center Programs1.856
Bear Lake Elementary School0.6163
Casman Alternative Academy1.663
Betsie Valley School0136

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