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4,172 white students enrolled in Manistee County schools 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 4,172 white students enrolled in Manistee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.7% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Manistee County welcomed 6,096 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 68.4% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Manistee County, Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,933 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 Manistee County in 2023-24 School Year

White [68.4%]African American [14.4%]Hispanic [7.7%]Multiracial [7%]Ethnicities < 5% [2.5%]

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

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy54.93,519
Manistee Middle High School84.3669
Onekama Consolidated Schools90.4281
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School88.6281
KND Elementary School87.9281
John F. Kennedy Elementary School86.8272
Bear Lake Elementary School85.5166
Brethren High School83.4169
Betsie Valley School90140
Bear Lake High School87.3118
Brethren Middle School90.181
Casman Alternative Academy89.164
Manistee ISD Center Programs85.555

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