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
Data showed that Alpena County welcomed 3,675 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 10 schools in Alpena County, Alpena High School and Thunder Bay Junior High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of six 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 | % of African American students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Alpena High School | 0.5 | 1,096 |
| Thunder Bay Junior High School | 0.7 | 803 |
| Besser Elementary School | 0.6 | 493 |
| Ella M. White Elementary School | 0.2 | 453 |
| Sanborn Elementary School | 0.5 | 199 |
| Hinks Elementary School | 0.7 | 138 |
| Wilson Elementary School | 0 | 242 |
| ACES Academy | 0 | 71 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 0 | 131 |
| Pied Piper School | 0 | 49 |
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