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Enrollment Analysis: African American students comprised 2.6% of Isabella County's student body 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 179 African American students enrolled in Isabella County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.2% more 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, 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.

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 African American students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Mt. Pleasant Senior High School3.81,093
Renaissance Public School Academy5.7438
Mt. Pleasant Middle School2.2696
Shepherd Elementary School2.3560
Ganiard School5.8223
Mary McGuire School3.7300
Vowles School4.8230
GIRESD Center Programs4.5220
Shepherd Middle School2.3387
Pullen Elementary School3299
Fancher School1.7404
Shepherd High School0.8529
Beal City High School1403
Winn Elementary School0.9222
WAY Oasis0.7146
Odyssey Middle - High School1.470
Weidman Elementary School0.4255
Flextech High School Shepherd1.474
Beal City Elementary School0262
Isabella Day Treatment06

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