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2,612 white students enrolled in Roscommon 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 2,612 white students enrolled in Roscommon County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Roscommon County welcomed 2,792 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 93.6% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in Roscommon County, Charlton Heston Academy recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 720 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 Roscommon County in 2022-23 School Year

White [93.6%]Ethnicities < 5% [6.4%]

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

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Charlton Heston Academy93.9767
Collins Elementary School89.4555
Houghton Lake Junior-Senior High School94.5511
Roscommon High School94.2363
Roscommon Elementary School95.9266
Roscommon Middle School96.4192
Houghton Lake Community Education96.895
COOR Special Educational Center90.743
Transition Center96.226

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