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
Data showed that Isabella County welcomed 6,817 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 2.6% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 20 schools in Isabella County, Mt. Pleasant Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 42 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 | % of African American students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Mt. Pleasant Senior High School | 3.8 | 1,093 |
| Renaissance Public School Academy | 5.7 | 438 |
| Mt. Pleasant Middle School | 2.2 | 696 |
| Shepherd Elementary School | 2.3 | 560 |
| Ganiard School | 5.8 | 223 |
| Mary McGuire School | 3.7 | 300 |
| Vowles School | 4.8 | 230 |
| GIRESD Center Programs | 4.5 | 220 |
| Shepherd Middle School | 2.3 | 387 |
| Pullen Elementary School | 3 | 299 |
| Fancher School | 1.7 | 404 |
| Shepherd High School | 0.8 | 529 |
| Beal City High School | 1 | 403 |
| Winn Elementary School | 0.9 | 222 |
| WAY Oasis | 0.7 | 146 |
| Odyssey Middle - High School | 1.4 | 70 |
| Weidman Elementary School | 0.4 | 255 |
| Flextech High School Shepherd | 1.4 | 74 |
| Beal City Elementary School | 0 | 262 |
| Isabella Day Treatment | 0 | 6 |
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