North Michigan News

There were 7,917 students enrolled in Wexford County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.1% of the county student body, while the other 48.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 77% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Wexford County schools, followed by 10.6% of African American students, 5.7% of Hispanic students, 5% of multiracial students, 0.8% of Asian students, 0.8% of American Indian students and 0.2% of Hawaiian students.

Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan had the highest enrollment among Wexford County's 15 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 2,764 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
Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan	2,308	2,764	19.8
Cadillac Senior High School	907	884	-2.5
Mackinaw Trail Middle School	750	710	-5.3
Franklin Elementary School	606	584	-3.6
Lincoln Elementary School	511	489	-4.3
Buckley Community Schools	478	481	0.6
Manton Consolidated Elementary School	367	347	-5.4
Manton Consolidated Middle School	304	305	0.3
Manton Consolidated High School	285	302	6
Mesick Consolidated Junior/Senior High School	301	288	-4.3
Floyd M. Jewett Elementary School	262	271	3.4
Forest View Elementary School	232	250	7.8
Cadillac Innovation High School	152	154	1.3
Wexford-Missaukee ISD Special Education	79	88	11.4