North Michigan News

There were 2,767 students enrolled in Antrim County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.6% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 52% of the county student body, while the other 48% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 91.9% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Antrim County schools, followed by 3.5% of Hispanic students, 2.1% of multiracial students, 1% of American Indian students, 0.8% of African American students, 0.4% of Asian students and 0.3% of Hawaiian students.

Elk Rapids High School had the highest enrollment among Antrim County's 13 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 359 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	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Elk Rapids High School	380	359	-5.5
Lakeland Elementary School	313	311	-0.6
Mancelona Elementary School	328	298	-9.1
Cherryland Middle School	257	285	10.9
Mancelona High School	286	252	-11.9
Central Lake Public Schools	247	237	-4
Mancelona Middle School	244	236	-3.3
Ellsworth Community School	238	230	-3.4
North Central Academy Campus	165	176	6.7
Bellaire Middle-High School	150	144	-4
John R. Rodger Elementary School	113	111	-1.8
Alba School	96	101	5.2
Sunrise Academy	23	27	17.4