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 Charlevoix County welcomed 3,407 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 0.7% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 14 schools in Charlevoix County, Charlevoix Middle High School and CharEm Special Education Schools 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Charlevoix Middle High School | 1.4 | 423 |
| CharEm Special Education Schools | 5.5 | 109 |
| Charlevoix Elementary School | 0.7 | 405 |
| East Jordan Elementary School | 0.5 | 406 |
| East Jordan Middle-High School | 0.6 | 349 |
| Boyne Falls Public School | 1 | 205 |
| Boyne City Middle School | 0.5 | 395 |
| Boyne City Elementary School | 0.2 | 414 |
| Concord Academy Boyne | 0.6 | 158 |
| CharEm Alternative Schools | 0 | 30 |
| Morgan-Shaw School | 0 | 41 |
| Boyne City High School | 0 | 411 |
| Beaver Island Community School | 0 | 54 |
| East Jordan Alternative High School | 0 | 7 |
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