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
Boys made up 52.3% of the county student body, while the other 47.7% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 85.1% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Emmet County schools, followed by 8.2% of multiracial students, 3% of American Indian students, 2.4% of Hispanic students, 0.7% of Asian students, 0.5% of African American students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.
Petoskey High School had the highest enrollment among Emmet County's 16 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 861 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petoskey High School | 909 | 861 | -5.3 |
| Petoskey Middle School | 582 | 571 | -1.9 |
| Harbor Springs Middle School | 327 | 312 | -4.6 |
| Sheridan School | 269 | 259 | -3.7 |
| Pellston Middle/High School | 254 | 256 | 0.8 |
| Ottawa Elementary School | 248 | 242 | -2.4 |
| Central Elementary School | 249 | 235 | -5.6 |
| Harbor Springs High School | 243 | 231 | -4.9 |
| Alanson Public School | 226 | 229 | 1.3 |
| Lincoln School | 226 | 225 | -0.4 |
| Pellston Elementary School | 204 | 206 | 1 |
| Blackbird Elementary School | 166 | 163 | -1.8 |
| Concord Academy Petoskey | 151 | 144 | -4.6 |
| Mackinaw City K-12 School | 143 | 136 | -4.9 |
| Petoskey Montessori Elementary School | 28 | 20 | -28.6 |
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