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Huron County Education: 1 Hawaiian student was 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 was one Hawaiian student enrolled in Huron 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 Huron County welcomed 4,346 students during the 2023-24 school year. Comprising only less than 0.1% of the student body, the Hawaiian community is one of the least represented ethnicities within Huron County schools.

Church School was the only school in Huron County that enrolled Hawaiian students in the 2023-24 school year.

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 Huron County in 2023-24 School Year

White [93.3%]Ethnicities < 5% [6.7%]

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

School name% of Hawaiian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Church School8.312
Caseville School K-120214
Laker Middle School0234
North Huron School0300
Unionville-Sebewaing High School0365
Laker High School0311
Bad Axe Middle School0220
Bad Axe Elementary School0201
Harbor Beach Elementary School0174
Bad Axe High School0374
Ubly Community Elementary School0307
Unionville-Sebewaing Elementary School0292
Owendale-Gagetown Junior/Senior High School076
Ascent High School040
Huron Learning Center042
Big Burning School014
Harbor Beach Community High School0203
Adams Elementary School032
Harbor Beach Middle School0100
Laker Elementary School0410
Ubly Community Junior-Senior High School0310
Owendale-Gagetown Elementary School063
Eccles School025
Verona Mills School027

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