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There were 12 multiracial students enrolled in Akron-Fairgrove Schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 9.1% increase compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Akron-Fairgrove Schools welcomed 340 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students made up 3.5% of the student body, making them the second least represented ethnicity in the district.

Akron-Fairgrove Schools roughly covers three schools within Tuscola County and has its main office in Fairgrove.

Among the three schools in Akron-Fairgrove Schools, Akron-Fairgrove Junior-Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of eight 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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total Multiracial Students	Multiracial %
2022-23	340	12	3.5%
2021-22	345	11	3.2%
2020-21	341	10	2.9%
2019-20	320	10	3.1%
2018-19	314	11	3.5%
2017-18	291	11	3.8%
2016-17	278	4	1.4%
2015-16	282	6	2.1%