North Michigan News

Boyne City Elementary School had the largest enrollment among Charlevoix County schools, welcoming 425 students during the 2024-25 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 50.1% of them were girls, and 49.9% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 89.9% of the Boyne City Elementary School total enrollment.

Among the 14 schools in Charlevoix County, Charlevoix Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 398 students, while East Jordan Elementary School welcomed 393 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.

Boyne City Elementary School is part of Boyne City Public Schools, which roughly covers schools within Charlevoix County, with its main office in Boyne City.

In the previous school year, Charlevoix Middle High School had the largest number of students among Charlevoix County schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,427,386 students enrolled in Michigan schools, a figure 4.8% below the pre-pandemic total of 1,499,552 in 2019-20, with white students seeing the largest decline of approximately 3%.

Academic performance in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels. According to the 2024 NAEP results, the share of students reaching the basic benchmark in core subjects is about 10 percentage points lower than in 2019—except for fourth-grade math, which saw a decline of just 2 points.

Achievement gaps between ethnic groups also persist. On average, Hispanic students scored 15 points below white students. The gap was even wider for Black students, who scored about 30 points lower than their white peers.

The 2025 education budget, approved by Gov. Whitmer last July, totals $23.4 billion—$900 million less than the previous year’s budget. K-12 schools are working with $20.6 billion, a reduction from the $21.5 billion allocated in 2024.

However, some school superintendents and educators were concerned about the new budget. "Schools cannot function properly without adequate funding for safety and mental health," stated Rep. David Martin, R-Davison, referring to a significant cut of around $301 million from school safety and mental health programs. Based on the current bill, the program will receive just $26.5 million.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Boyne City Elementary School	Boyne City	425
Charlevoix Elementary School	Charlevoix	398
East Jordan Elementary School	East Jordan	393
Charlevoix Middle High School	Charlevoix	387
Boyne City High School	Boyne City	383
Boyne City Middle School	Boyne City	378
East Jordan Middle-High School	East Jordan	322
Boyne Falls Public School	Boyne Falls	196
Concord Academy Boyne	Boyne City	188
CharEm Special Education Schools	Charlevoix	103
Beaver Island Community School	Beaver Island	51
Morgan-Shaw School	Boyne City	32
CharEm Alternative Schools	Charlevoix	22
East Jordan Alternative High School	East Jordan	5