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Emmet County: 0.1% more students were enrolled in 2024-25 school year

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Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/

Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/

There were 4,096 students enrolled in Emmet County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 0.1% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 52.2% of the county student body, while the other 47.8% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 85.5% of the student body, the highest percentage in Emmet County schools, followed by 8.3% multiracial, 2.7% American Indian, 2.4% Hispanic, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% African American and less than 0.1% Hawaiian students.

Petoskey High School had the highest enrollment among Emmet County's 16 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 862 students.

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.

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.

Enrollment in Emmet County Over 10 Years

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Enrollment in Emmet County Schools

School nameTotal enrollment in 2023-24Total enrollment in 2024-25% change
Petoskey High School8618620.1%
Petoskey Middle School571561-1.8%
Harbor Springs High School23126012.6%
Blackbird Elementary School16325858.3%
Pellston Middle/High School2562580.8%
Sheridan School259252-2.7%
Ottawa Elementary School2422503.3%
Lincoln School2252375.3%
Central Elementary School235234-0.4%
Harbor Springs Middle School312233-25.3%
Alanson Public School229223-2.6%
Pellston Elementary School2062206.8%
Mackinaw City K-12 School1361478.1%
Concord Academy Petoskey144101-29.9%
Petoskey Montessori Elementary School20----