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
Girls made up 50.5% of the county student body, while the other 49.5% were boys.
Data also showed that white students made up 68.4% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Manistee County schools, followed by 14.4% of African American students, 7.7% of Hispanic students, 7% of multiracial students, 1.4% of American Indian students, 1% of Asian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.
Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy had the highest enrollment among Manistee County's 14 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 3,519 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy | 3,391 | 3,519 | 3.8 |
| Manistee Middle High School | 687 | 669 | -2.6 |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School | 259 | 281 | 8.5 |
| KND Elementary School | 289 | 281 | -2.8 |
| Onekama Consolidated Schools | 304 | 281 | -7.6 |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary School | 279 | 272 | -2.5 |
| Brethren High School | 177 | 169 | -4.5 |
| Bear Lake Elementary School | 163 | 166 | 1.8 |
| Betsie Valley School | 136 | 140 | 2.9 |
| Bear Lake High School | 127 | 118 | -7.1 |
| Brethren Middle School | 73 | 81 | 11 |
| Casman Alternative Academy | 63 | 64 | 1.6 |
| Manistee ISD Center Programs | 56 | 55 | -1.8 |
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