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There were 4,158 white students enrolled in Huron County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Huron County welcomed 4,445 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 93.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 14 districts in Huron County, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 870 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Huron County.

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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

District	% of white Students Enrolled	Total Enrollment
Bad Axe Public Schools	93.6%	887
Caseville Public Schools	92.3%	221
Church School District	91.7%	12
Colfax Township School District #1F	75%	12
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools	92.9%	936
Harbor Beach Community Schools	95.5%	491
Huron ISD	93.9%	212
North Huron School District	89.9%	318
Owendale-Gagetown Area School District	88.7%	151
Sigel Township School District #3F	76.5%	34
Sigel Township School District #4F	96%	25
Ubly Community Schools	97.8%	623
Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District	93.3%	685
Verona Township School District #1F	100%	25