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 Iosco County welcomed 3,576 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 1.1% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 10 schools in Iosco County, Richardson Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of nine 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Richardson Elementary School | 1.2 | 722 |
| Whittemore-Prescott Area Elementary School | 2.2 | 357 |
| Oscoda Area High School | 1.2 | 485 |
| Clara B. Bolen Elementary School | 0.7 | 436 |
| Tawas Area Middle School | 0.8 | 354 |
| Tawas Area High School | 0.9 | 348 |
| Iosco RESA Special Education | 7.1 | 42 |
| Whittemore-Prescott Junior-Senior High School | 0.4 | 285 |
| Hale Area School | 0.3 | 359 |
| Alternative Educational Academy of Iosco County | 0.5 | 188 |
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