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3,364 white students enrolled in Alpena County schools in 2023-24 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

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

There were 3,364 white students enrolled in Alpena County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Alpena County welcomed 3,675 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 91.5% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in Alpena County, Alpena High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,015 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.

Ethnicities in Alpena County in 2023-24 School Year

White [91.5%]Ethnicities < 5% [8.5%]

Enrollment Demographics in Alpena County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Alpena High School92.61,096
Thunder Bay Junior High School90.9803
Besser Elementary School89.2493
Ella M. White Elementary School90.9453
Wilson Elementary School93242
Sanborn Elementary School88.9199
Hinks Elementary School95.7138
Lincoln Elementary School93.1131
ACES Academy91.571
Pied Piper School93.949

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