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Manistee County Education: 3 Hawaiian students were enrolled in 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 three Hawaiian students enrolled in Manistee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 66.7% less 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, Hawaiian students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy, Manistee Middle High School, and Thomas Jefferson Elementary School were the only schools in Manistee County that enrolled Hawaiian students in the 2023-24 school year.

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 Hawaiian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy03,519
Manistee Middle High School0.1669
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School0.4281
Brethren High School0169
KND Elementary School0281
John F. Kennedy Elementary School0272
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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