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2,081 white students enrolled in Cheboygan 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 2,081 white students enrolled in Cheboygan County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.8% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Cheboygan County welcomed 2,435 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 85.5% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 10 schools in Cheboygan County, Cheboygan Area High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 499 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 Cheboygan County in 2023-24 School Year

White [85.5%]Multiracial [9.3%]Ethnicities < 5% [5.2%]

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

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Cheboygan Area High School86580
Inland Lakes Secondary School90.2338
Cheboygan Intermediate School84.9318
Inland Lakes Elementary School87.5303
East Elementary School77313
Cheboygan Middle School83.8197
Wolverine Middle-High School82.3124
Wolverine Elementary School88.2110
COP ESD Programs97.685
Inverness Academy80.667

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