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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 93.3% of Ogemaw 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 1,837 white students enrolled in Ogemaw 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 Ogemaw County welcomed 1,969 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 93.3% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the five schools in Ogemaw County, Surline Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 555 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 Ogemaw County in 2023-24 School Year

White [93.3%]Ethnicities < 5% [6.7%]

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

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Surline Middle School95.2583
Surline Elementary School92.8594
Ogemaw Heights High School93556
Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County93.8130
Rose City School86.8106

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