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 Kalkaska County welcomed 1,763 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the seven schools in Kalkaska County, Forest Area Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of four 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 American Indian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Forest Area Middle School | 2.1 | 190 |
| Kalkaska High School | 0.2 | 466 |
| Forest Area High School | 0.6 | 172 |
| Kalkaska Middle School | 0.3 | 309 |
| Birch Street Elementary School | 0 | 501 |
| Rapid City Elementary School | 0 | 85 |
| Crawford School | 0 | 40 |
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