North Michigan News

There were 3,482 white students enrolled in Emmet County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Emmet County welcomed 4,090 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 85.1% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 15 schools in Emmet County, Petoskey High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 740 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Petoskey High School	85.9	861
Petoskey Middle School	86.2	571
Harbor Springs Middle School	89.4	312
Sheridan School	85.3	259
Harbor Springs High School	89.2	231
Central Elementary School	87.2	235
Ottawa Elementary School	84.3	242
Pellston Middle/High School	78.5	256
Lincoln School	85.8	225
Alanson Public School	79.9	229
Pellston Elementary School	79.6	206
Blackbird Elementary School	85.3	163
Concord Academy Petoskey	81.9	144
Mackinaw City K-12 School	86.8	136
Petoskey Montessori Elementary School	95	20