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Benzie County: 3% less students were enrolled 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 1,524 students enrolled in Benzie County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.8% of the county student body, while the other 48.2% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 89.9% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Benzie County schools, followed by 4.5% of Hispanic students, 3.4% of multiracial students, 0.8% of American Indian students, 0.7% of Asian students, 0.6% of African American students and 0.2% of Hawaiian students.

Benzie Central Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Benzie County's seven schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 322 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 Benzie County Over 9 Years

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Enrollment in Benzie County Schools

School nameTotal enrollment in 2022-23Total enrollment in 2023-24% change
Benzie Central Senior High School348322-7.5
Frankfort High School21525016.3
Benzie Central Middle School264239-9.5
Frankfort Elementary School262234-10.7
Crystal Lake Elementary School2022083
Lake Ann Elementary School210187-11
Benzie Academy708420

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