North Michigan News

There were 1,656 students enrolled in Crawford County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 53.4% of the county student body, while the other 46.6% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 91.2% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Crawford County schools, followed by 3.4% of Hispanic students, 3.1% of multiracial students, 1.5% of African American students, 0.3% of American Indian students, 0.3% of Asian students and 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Grayling Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Crawford County's five schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 627 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
Grayling Elementary School	638	627	-1.7
Grayling High School	452	462	2.2
Grayling Middle School	461	444	-3.7
Great Lakes Online Education	95	95	0
Shawono Center	14	28	100