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Enrollment Analysis: Hawaiian students comprised 0.2% 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 14 Hawaiian students enrolled in Wexford County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 75% 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 14 schools in Wexford County, Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan and Cadillac Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of three 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 Hawaiian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan0.12,764
Cadillac Senior High School0.3884
Cadillac Innovation High School1.3154
Lincoln Elementary School0.2489
Manton Consolidated Middle School0.3305
Franklin Elementary School0.2584
Mesick Consolidated Junior/Senior High School0.3288
Forest View Elementary School0.4250
Manton Consolidated Elementary School0.3347
Mackinaw Trail Middle School0710
Floyd M. Jewett Elementary School0271
Manton Consolidated High School0302
Wexford-Missaukee ISD Special Education088
Buckley Community Schools0481

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