North Michigan News

There were 3,407 students enrolled in Charlevoix County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.1% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.7% of the county student body, while the other 48.3% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 90.2% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Charlevoix County schools, followed by 4.5% of multiracial students, 2.7% of Hispanic students, 1.1% of American Indian students, 0.7% of African American students, 0.7% of Asian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Charlevoix Middle High School had the highest enrollment among Charlevoix County's 15 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 423 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
Charlevoix Middle High School	408	423	3.7
Boyne City Elementary School	407	414	1.7
Boyne City High School	450	411	-8.7
East Jordan Elementary School	397	406	2.3
Charlevoix Elementary School	398	405	1.8
Boyne City Middle School	388	395	1.8
East Jordan Middle-High School	342	349	2
Boyne Falls Public School	193	205	6.2
Concord Academy Boyne	89	158	77.5
CharEm Special Education Schools	101	109	7.9
Beaver Island Community School	52	54	3.8
Morgan-Shaw School	44	41	-6.8
CharEm Alternative Schools	20	30	50
East Jordan Alternative High School	3	7	133.3
Charlevoix Montessori Academy for the Arts	45	--	--