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Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 0.3% of Arenac 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 six Asian students enrolled in Arenac County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Arenac County welcomed 1,892 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the six schools in Arenac County, Standish-Sterling Central Junior-Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of four 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 2023-24 School Year

White [94%]Ethnicities < 5% [6%]

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

School name% of Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Standish-Sterling Central Junior-Senior High School0.6659
Standish-Sterling Central Elementary School0.2649
Au Gres-Sims Elementary School0.6166
Au Gres-Sims Middle School095
Au Gres-Sims High School0149
Sterling Elementary School0174

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