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
Data showed that Wexford County welcomed 7,542 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 9.9% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 14 schools in Wexford County, Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 700 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 African American students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan | 30.3 | 2,308 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 1.8 | 511 |
| Cadillac Senior High School | 0.9 | 907 |
| Franklin Elementary School | 1.2 | 606 |
| Buckley Community Schools | 1 | 478 |
| Floyd M. Jewett Elementary School | 1.9 | 262 |
| Mackinaw Trail Middle School | 0.5 | 750 |
| Mesick Consolidated Junior/Senior High School | 1 | 301 |
| Cadillac Innovation High School | 2 | 152 |
| Manton Consolidated Middle School | 0.7 | 304 |
| Manton Consolidated Elementary School | 0.3 | 367 |
| Manton Consolidated High School | 0.4 | 285 |
| Forest View Elementary School | 0.4 | 232 |
| Wexford-Missaukee ISD Special Education | 1.3 | 79 |
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