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3,675 students enrolled in Alpena County schools in 2023-24 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 3,675 students enrolled in Alpena County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51% of the county student body, while the other 49% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 91.5% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Alpena County schools, followed by 4% of multiracial students, 3.4% of Hispanic students, 0.5% of African American students, 0.4% of Asian students, 0.1% of American Indian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Alpena High School had the highest enrollment among Alpena County's 10 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,096 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.

Enrollment in Alpena County Over 9 Years

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Enrollment in Alpena County Schools

School nameTotal enrollment in 2022-23Total enrollment in 2023-24% change
Alpena High School1,1011,096-0.5
Thunder Bay Junior High School844803-4.9
Besser Elementary School4564938.1
Ella M. White Elementary School472453-4
Wilson Elementary School260242-6.9
Sanborn Elementary School1951992.1
Hinks Elementary School1371380.7
Lincoln Elementary School137131-4.4
ACES Academy70711.4
Pied Piper School47494.3

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