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
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 53.7% of them were boys, and 46.3% were girls.
Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 71.2% of the Mt. Pleasant Senior High School total enrollment.
Among the 20 schools in Isabella County, Mt. Pleasant Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 696 students, while Shepherd Elementary School welcomed 560 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.
Mt. Pleasant Senior High School is part of Mt. Pleasant City School District, which roughly covers schools within Isabella County, with its main office in Mount Pleasant.
In the previous school year, Mt. Pleasant Senior High School also had the largest number of students among Isabella County schools.
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 | City | Total School Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Mt. Pleasant Senior High School | Mount Pleasant | 1,093 |
| Mt. Pleasant Middle School | Mount Pleasant | 696 |
| Shepherd Elementary School | Shepherd | 560 |
| Shepherd High School | Shepherd | 529 |
| Renaissance Public School Academy | Mount Pleasant | 438 |
| Fancher School | Mount Pleasant | 404 |
| Beal City High School | Mount Pleasant | 403 |
| Shepherd Middle School | Shepherd | 387 |
| Mary McGuire School | Mount Pleasant | 300 |
| Pullen Elementary School | Mount Pleasant | 299 |
| Beal City Elementary School | Mount Pleasant | 262 |
| Weidman Elementary School | Weidman | 255 |
| Vowles School | Mount Pleasant | 230 |
| Ganiard School | Mount Pleasant | 223 |
| Winn Elementary School | Winn | 222 |
| GIRESD Center Programs | Ithaca | 220 |
| WAY Oasis | Mount Pleasant | 146 |
| Flextech High School Shepherd | Shepherd | 74 |
| Odyssey Middle - High School | Mount Pleasant | 70 |
| Isabella Day Treatment | Mount Pleasant | 6 |
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