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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 79.2% of Leelanau 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 1,499 white students enrolled in Leelanau County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Leelanau County welcomed 1,893 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 79.2% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the seven schools in Leelanau County, Glen Lake Community School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 676 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 Leelanau County in 2023-24 School Year

White [79.2%]Hispanic [10.7%]American Indian [5%]Ethnicities < 5% [5.1%]

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

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Glen Lake Community School95.8706
Leland Public School82433
Suttons Bay Virtual School84.2183
Suttons Bay Elementary Middle School48.9225
Suttons Bay Senior High School55.2143
Northport Public School55.6126
Leelanau Montessori Public School Academy71.477

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