East Michigan News

There were 6,817 students enrolled in Isabella County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 52% of the county student body, while the other 48% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 78.6% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Isabella County schools, followed by 6.4% of multiracial students, 5.5% of Hispanic students, 5.3% of American Indian students, 2.6% 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 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,093 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 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Mt. Pleasant Senior High School	1,058	1,093	3.3
Mt. Pleasant Middle School	702	696	-0.9
Shepherd Elementary School	658	560	-14.9
Shepherd High School	519	529	1.9
Renaissance Public School Academy	426	438	2.8
Fancher School	406	404	-0.5
Beal City High School	397	403	1.5
Shepherd Middle School	417	387	-7.2
Mary McGuire School	273	300	9.9
Pullen Elementary School	327	299	-8.6
Beal City Elementary School	257	262	1.9
Weidman Elementary School	263	255	-3
Vowles School	228	230	0.9
Ganiard School	250	223	-10.8
Winn Elementary School	112	222	98.2
GIRESD Center Programs	202	220	8.9
WAY Oasis	129	146	13.2
Flextech High School Shepherd	71	74	4.2
Odyssey Middle - High School	79	70	-11.4
Isabella Day Treatment	5	6	20