North Michigan News

There were eight Hawaiian students enrolled in Wexford County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 11.1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Wexford County welcomed 7,542 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 14 schools in Wexford County, Cadillac Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of three 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
Cadillac Senior High School	0.3	907
Mackinaw Trail Middle School	0.1	750
Manton Consolidated Elementary School	0.3	367
Forest View Elementary School	0.4	232
Cadillac Innovation High School	0.7	152
Buckley Community Schools	0.2	478
Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan	0	2,308
Mesick Consolidated Junior/Senior High School	0	301
Lincoln Elementary School	0	511
Franklin Elementary School	0	606
Manton Consolidated Middle School	0	304
Floyd M. Jewett Elementary School	0	262
Wexford-Missaukee ISD Special Education	0	79
Manton Consolidated High School	0	285