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How many white students were enrolled in Wexford 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 5,937 white students enrolled in Wexford County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.6% 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, white students comprised 78.7% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Wexford County, Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,152 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 Wexford County in 2022-23 School Year

White [78.7%]African American [9.9%]Hispanic [5.3%]Ethnicities < 5% [6.1%]

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

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan49.92,308
Cadillac Senior High School92.5907
Mackinaw Trail Middle School92.3750
Franklin Elementary School88606
Lincoln Elementary School89.8511
Buckley Community Schools94.8478
Manton Consolidated Elementary School88.8367
Mesick Consolidated Junior/Senior High School91.7301
Manton Consolidated Middle School89.5304
Manton Consolidated High School91.9285
Floyd M. Jewett Elementary School94.3262
Forest View Elementary School93.5232
Cadillac Innovation High School90.1152
Wexford-Missaukee ISD Special Education91.179

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