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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 90.2% of Charlevoix 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 3,073 white students enrolled in Charlevoix County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Charlevoix County welcomed 3,407 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 90.2% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Charlevoix County, Boyne City Elementary School and Boyne City High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 379 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 Charlevoix County in 2023-24 School Year

White [90.2%]Ethnicities < 5% [9.8%]

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

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Boyne City Elementary School91.5414
Boyne City High School92.2411
Charlevoix Middle High School88.7423
Charlevoix Elementary School91.9405
Boyne City Middle School93.2395
East Jordan Elementary School86.5406
East Jordan Middle-High School88.5349
Boyne Falls Public School90.7205
Concord Academy Boyne93158
CharEm Special Education Schools89109
Beaver Island Community School88.954
Morgan-Shaw School75.641
CharEm Alternative Schools83.330
East Jordan Alternative High School85.77

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