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Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools had the highest enrollment among Huron County districts, welcoming 936 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, 52.4% of them were girls, and 47.6% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 92.9% of the Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools total enrollment.

Among the 14 districts in Huron County, Bad Axe Public Schools ranked second in enrollment numbers with 887 students, while Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District welcomed 685 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools roughly covers schools within Huron County, with its main office in Pigeon.

In the previous school year, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools also had the highest number of students among Huron 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.

District	City (Main Office)	Total Enrollment
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools	Pigeon	936
Bad Axe Public Schools	Bad Axe	887
Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District	Sebewaing	685
Ubly Community Schools	Ubly	623
Harbor Beach Community Schools	Harbor Beach	491
North Huron School District	Kinde	318
Caseville Public Schools	Caseville	221
Huron ISD	Bad Axe	212
Owendale-Gagetown Area School District	Owendale	151
Sigel Township School District #3F	Bad Axe	34
Verona Township School District #1F	Bad Axe	25
Sigel Township School District #4F	Harbor Beach	25
Church School District	Bad Axe	12
Colfax Township School District #1F	Bad Axe	12