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Arenac County Education: 1,809 white students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 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 1,809 white students enrolled in Arenac County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Arenac County welcomed 1,921 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 94.2% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in Arenac County, Standish-Sterling Central Junior-Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 665 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 Arenac County in 2022-23 School Year

White [94.2%]Ethnicities < 5% [5.8%]

Enrollment Demographics in Arenac County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Standish-Sterling Central Junior-Senior High School95.8694
Standish-Sterling Central Elementary School94.3636
Au Gres-Sims Elementary School93.9180
Sterling Elementary School96175
Au Gres-Sims High School88.7141
Au Gres-Sims Middle School86.395

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