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Isabella County Education: 380 American Indian students were enrolled in schools 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 380 American Indian students enrolled in Isabella County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Isabella County welcomed 6,779 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 5.6% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 20 schools in Isabella County, Mt. Pleasant Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 83 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 Isabella County in 2022-23 School Year

White [78.4%]Multiracial [6.4%]American Indian [5.6%]Hispanic [5.5%]Ethnicities < 5% [4.1%]

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

School name% of American Indian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Mt. Pleasant Senior High School7.81,058
Mt. Pleasant Middle School8.5702
Shepherd Elementary School6.4658
Mary McGuire School8.8273
Pullen Elementary School6.7327
Shepherd Middle School5.3417
WAY Oasis15.5129
Shepherd High School3.9519
Renaissance Public School Academy4.2426
Ganiard School5.2250
Fancher School3406
Beal City High School3397
Beal City Elementary School4.7257
Odyssey Middle - High School12.779
Vowles School2.6228
GIRESD Center Programs1.5202
Isabella Day Treatment205
Weidman Elementary School0263
Winn Elementary School0112
Flextech High School Shepherd071

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