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There were 18,342 white students enrolled in St. Clair County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 2.3% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that St. Clair County welcomed 21,454 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 85.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 13 districts in St. Clair County, Port Huron Area School District recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 5,427 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with St. Clair 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
Algonac Community School District	96.5%	1,365
Anchor Bay School District	88.7%	5,429
Blue Water Middle College	89.8%	255
Capac Community Schools	84.1%	744
East China School District	95.7%	3,688
East Shore Leadership Academy	60.7%	183
Landmark Academy	74.5%	850
Marysville Public Schools	93%	2,655
Port Huron Area School District	74.8%	7,257
St. Clair County Intervention Academy	56.1%	41
St. Clair County RESA	84.3%	604
Virtual Learning Academy of St. Clair County	87.4%	135
Yale Public Schools	93.2%	1,758