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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 5.7% of Wexford 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 449 Hispanic students enrolled in Wexford County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 11.4% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Wexford County welcomed 7,917 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 5.7% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Wexford County, Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 237 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 Wexford County in 2023-24 School Year

White [77%]African American [10.6%]Hispanic [5.7%]Multiracial [5%]Ethnicities < 5% [1.7%]

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

School name% of Hispanic students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan8.62,764
Franklin Elementary School5.8584
Mackinaw Trail Middle School4.8710
Cadillac Senior High School3.5884
Manton Consolidated Elementary School6.1347
Manton Consolidated High School6.3302
Buckley Community Schools3.7481
Lincoln Elementary School2.9489
Manton Consolidated Middle School4.6305
Mesick Consolidated Junior/Senior High School2.4288
Forest View Elementary School2.8250
Cadillac Innovation High School3.9154
Floyd M. Jewett Elementary School1.8271
Wexford-Missaukee ISD Special Education2.388

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