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Isabella County Education: 434 multiracial students were enrolled in schools in 2023-24 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 434 multiracial students enrolled in Isabella County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Isabella County welcomed 6,817 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 6.4% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 20 schools in Isabella County, Mt. Pleasant Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 96 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 2023-24 School Year

White [78.6%]Multiracial [6.4%]Hispanic [5.5%]American Indian [5.3%]Ethnicities < 5% [4.2%]

Enrollment Demographics in Isabella County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Mt. Pleasant Senior High School8.81,093
Renaissance Public School Academy15.8438
Mt. Pleasant Middle School7.2696
Pullen Elementary School14.4299
Fancher School9.7404
Mary McGuire School11.7300
WAY Oasis10.3146
Weidman Elementary School5.1255
Vowles School5.7230
Beal City High School2.7403
GIRESD Center Programs5220
Shepherd High School1.7529
Beal City Elementary School2.7262
Ganiard School2.7223
Shepherd Elementary School0.9560
Winn Elementary School1.8222
Shepherd Middle School0.8387
Odyssey Middle - High School4.370
Flextech High School Shepherd2.774
Isabella Day Treatment06

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