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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 2.5% of Ontonagon County's student body in 2022-23 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 12 multiracial students enrolled in Ontonagon County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.7% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Ontonagon County welcomed 486 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 2.5% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the three schools in Ontonagon County, Ontonagon Area School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of eight 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 Ontonagon County in 2022-23 School Year

White [93.6%]Ethnicities < 5% [6.4%]

Enrollment Demographics in Ontonagon County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Ontonagon Area School2.9276
Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School2.5159
Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD Special Education051

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