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2,551 white students enrolled in Roscommon 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 2,551 white students enrolled in Roscommon County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.3% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Roscommon County welcomed 2,764 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 92.3% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in Roscommon County, Charlton Heston Academy recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 702 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 Roscommon County in 2023-24 School Year

White [92.3%]Ethnicities < 5% [7.7%]

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

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Charlton Heston Academy93.4752
Collins Elementary School88.1553
Houghton Lake Junior-Senior High School92.3507
Roscommon High School94.1356
Roscommon Elementary School95.2271
Roscommon Middle School93.3180
Houghton Lake Community Education93.3105
COOR Special Educational Center87.540
Transition Center10034

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