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Anchor Bay High School had the highest enrollment among St. Clair County schools, welcoming 1,833 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.5% of them were boys, and 49.5% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 88.7% of the Anchor Bay High School total enrollment.

Among the 55 schools in St. Clair County, Port Huron Northern High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,169 students, while Port Huron High School welcomed 1,100 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Anchor Bay High School is part of Anchor Bay School District, which roughly covers schools within St. Clair County, with its main office in Casco.

In the previous school year, Anchor Bay High School also had the highest number of students among St. Clair County schools.

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.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Anchor Bay High School	Ira	1,833
Port Huron Northern High School	Port Huron	1,169
Port Huron High School	Port Huron	1,100
Landmark Academy	Kimball	850
Marysville High School	Marysville	769
St. Clair High School	St. Clair	767
Algonac Junior-Senior High School	Clay	672
St. Clair Middle School	St. Clair	643
Central Middle School	Port Huron	629
Marysville Middle School	Marysville	616
Fort Gratiot Middle School	Fort Gratiot	584
Yale Senior High School	Yale	551
Marine City High School	Marine City	523
Keewahdin Elementary School	Fort Gratiot	487
Gardens Elementary School	Marysville	480
Algonquin Elementary School	Clay	466
Washington Elementary School	Marysville	449
Holland Woods Middle School	Port Huron	420
Edison Elementary School	Fort Gratiot	418
Michigamme Elementary School	Port Huron	387
Yale Junior High School	Yale	381
Pine River Elementary School	China	379
Belle River Elementary School	Marine City	376
Indian Woods Elementary School	Kimball	365
Gearing Elementary School	St. Clair	365
H. D. Crull Elementary School	Port Huron	358
Garfield Elementary School	Port Huron	343
Capac Elementary School	Mussey	342
Yale Elementary School	Yale	341
Capac Junior-Senior High School	Mussey	336
Memphis Elementary School	Memphis	325
Morton Elementary School	Marysville	322
Francois Maconce Elementary School	Ira	303
Marine City Middle School	Marine City	292
Literacy Academy at Cleveland Elementary	Port Huron	278
Roosevelt Elementary School	Port Huron	276
Blue Water Middle College Academy	Port Huron	255
Avoca Elementary School	Avoca	252
Palms Elementary School	Ira	237
STEAM Academy at Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Port Huron	207
John F. Farrell-Emmett Elementary School	Emmett	201
Millside Elementary School	Clay	194
Woodland Developmental Center	Marysville	186
East Shore Leadership Academy	Port Huron	183
Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy	Port Huron	162
Virtual Learning Academyof St. Clair County	Marysville	135
Capac Virtual Education Program	Capac	56
East China Virtual Academy	East China	45
St. Clair County Intervention Academy	Port Huron	41
Riverview East High School	Marine City	25
Compass Pointe	Ira	24
Algonac Alternative Education	Clay	18
Port Huron Schools Virtual School	Port Huron	18
Phoenix Alternative School	Yale	15
Harrison Center	Port Huron	5