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Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 1% of Manistee 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 59 Asian students enrolled in Manistee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.3% 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, Asian students comprised 1% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 13 schools in Manistee County, Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 46 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 Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy1.33,519
Manistee Middle High School1.2669
Brethren High School1.8169
KND Elementary School0.4281
John F. Kennedy Elementary School0.4272
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School0281
Onekama Consolidated Schools0281
Brethren Middle School081
Betsie Valley School0140
Bear Lake High School0118
Manistee ISD Center Programs055
Casman Alternative Academy064
Bear Lake Elementary School0166

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