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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 2.2% of Kalkaska 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 38 multiracial students enrolled in Kalkaska County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 18.8% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Kalkaska County welcomed 1,763 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 2.2% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Kalkaska County, Forest Area Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 12 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 Kalkaska County in 2023-24 School Year

White [93%]Ethnicities < 5% [7%]

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

School name% of multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Forest Area Middle School6.3190
Kalkaska High School2.1466
Birch Street Elementary School1.4501
Rapid City Elementary School4.785
Kalkaska Middle School1309
Forest Area High School1.2172
Crawford School040

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