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
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 53.2% of them were girls, and 46.8% were boys.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 85.2% of the Richardson Elementary School total enrollment.
Among the 10 schools in Iosco County, Oscoda Area High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 485 students, while Clara B. Bolen Elementary School welcomed 436 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.
Richardson Elementary School is part of Oscoda Area Schools, which roughly covers schools within Iosco County, with its main office in Oscoda.
In the previous school year, Richardson Elementary School also had the largest number of students among Iosco County schools.
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 | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Richardson Elementary School | Oscoda | 722 |
| Oscoda Area High School | Oscoda | 485 |
| Clara B. Bolen Elementary School | Tawas City | 436 |
| Hale Area School | Hale | 359 |
| Whittemore-Prescott Area Elementary School | Whittemore | 357 |
| Tawas Area Middle School | Tawas City | 354 |
| Tawas Area High School | Tawas City | 348 |
| Whittemore-Prescott Junior-Senior High School | Whittemore | 285 |
| Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County | Tawas City | 188 |
| Iosco RESA Special Education | Tawas City | 42 |
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