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
Data showed that Otsego County welcomed 3,426 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the eight schools in Otsego County, Gaylord High School/Vocational Building recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of eight 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.
| School name | % of African American students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Gaylord High School/Vocational Building | 0.9 | 933 |
| Gaylord Intermediate School | 1.1 | 618 |
| South Maple Elementary School | 1 | 404 |
| Gaylord Middle School | 0.2 | 426 |
| Johannesburg-Lewiston High School | 0.5 | 214 |
| North Ohio Elementary School | 0 | 395 |
| Johannesburg-Lewiston Elementary/Middle School | 0 | 324 |
| Vanderbilt Area School | 0 | 112 |
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