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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 5.3% of Wexford County's student body 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 403 Hispanic students enrolled in Wexford County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% 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, Hispanic students comprised 5.3% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Wexford County, Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 200 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 Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan8.72,308
Franklin Elementary School5.3606
Mackinaw Trail Middle School4750
Cadillac Senior High School3.1907
Manton Consolidated Elementary School6.8367
Lincoln Elementary School3.5511
Manton Consolidated Middle School5.9304
Manton Consolidated High School5.6285
Buckley Community Schools2.3478
Mesick Consolidated Junior/Senior High School2.7301
Cadillac Innovation High School3.3152
Forest View Elementary School2.2232
Floyd M. Jewett Elementary School1.5262
Wexford-Missaukee ISD Special Education3.879

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