North Michigan News

There were nine Hawaiian students enrolled in Manistee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 50% 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Manistee County, Manistee Middle High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of four 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 Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Manistee Middle High School	0.6	687
Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy	0.1	3,391
KND Elementary School	0.3	289
Brethren High School	0.6	177
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	0.4	259
John F. Kennedy Elementary School	0	279
Brethren Middle School	0	73
Onekama Consolidated Schools	0	304
Bear Lake High School	0	127
Manistee ISD Center Programs	0	56
Bear Lake Elementary School	0	163
Casman Alternative Academy	0	63
Betsie Valley School	0	136