East Michigan News

There were 6,779 students enrolled in Isabella County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.9% of the county student body, while the other 48.1% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 78.4% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Isabella County schools, followed by 6.4% of multiracial students, 5.6% of American Indian students, 5.5% of Hispanic students, 2.5% of African American students, 1.3% of Asian students and 0.3% of Hawaiian students.

Mt. Pleasant Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Isabella County's 22 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 1,058 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.

School name	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Mt. Pleasant Senior High School	1,117	1,058	-5.3
Mt. Pleasant Middle School	769	702	-8.7
Shepherd Elementary School	622	658	5.8
Shepherd High School	509	519	2
Renaissance Public School Academy	418	426	1.9
Shepherd Middle School	405	417	3
Fancher School	409	406	-0.7
Beal City High School	402	397	-1.2
Pullen Elementary School	319	327	2.5
Mary McGuire School	275	273	-0.7
Weidman Elementary School	262	263	0.4
Beal City Elementary School	264	257	-2.7
Ganiard School	249	250	0.4
Vowles School	221	228	3.2
GIRESD Center Programs	133	202	51.9
WAY Oasis	132	129	-2.3
Winn Elementary School	118	112	-5.1
Odyssey Middle - High School	81	79	-2.5
Flextech High School Shepherd	68	71	4.4
Isabella Day Treatment	8	5	-37.5
Kinney School	19	--	--