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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 4% of Alpena County's student body 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 148 multiracial students enrolled in Alpena County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.7% 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, multiracial students comprised 4% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in Alpena County, Alpena High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 39 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 multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Alpena High School3.61,096
Thunder Bay Junior High School4.2803
Besser Elementary School5.3493
Ella M. White Elementary School4.2453
Wilson Elementary School3.3242
Lincoln Elementary School6.1131
Sanborn Elementary School3.5199
ACES Academy5.671
Hinks Elementary School1.4138
Pied Piper School249

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