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Among the many ethnicities represented in St. Clair County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among St. Clair County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of the 21,454 students attending St. Clair County schools, 85.5% were white. Multiracial students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 5.4% of St. Clair County students.

In the previous school year, white students were still the most common group in St. Clair County, representing 85.5% of the student body.

STEAM Academy at Woodrow Wilson Elementary had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 44% white students, 24.2% African American students, 22.7% multiracial students, 8.7% Hispanic students, and 0.5% American Indian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 1.7% when compared to the previous year.

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.

School name	Most represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Algonac Alternative Education	White	100%	18
Algonac Junior-Senior High School	White	96.6%	672
Algonquin Elementary School	White	96.4%	466
Anchor Bay High School	White	88.7%	1,833
Avoca Elementary School	White	91.3%	252
Belle River Elementary School	White	96.3%	376
Blue Water Middle College Academy	White	89.8%	255
Capac Elementary School	White	89.8%	342
Capac Junior-Senior High School	White	78.6%	336
Capac Virtual Education Program	White	82.1%	56
Central Middle School	White	67.2%	629
Compass Pointe	White	70.8%	24
East China Virtual Academy	White	97.8%	45
East Shore Leadership Academy	White	60.7%	183
Edison Elementary School	White	90.2%	418
Fort Gratiot Middle School	White	88%	584
Francois Maconce Elementary School	White	84.5%	303
Gardens Elementary School	White	94.8%	480
Garfield Elementary School	White	70.6%	343
Gearing Elementary School	White	96.2%	365
H. D. Crull Elementary School	White	67.9%	358
Harrison Center	White	80%	5
Holland Woods Middle School	White	64.8%	420
Indian Woods Elementary School	White	87.9%	365
John F. Farrell-Emmett Elementary School	White	92.5%	201
Keewahdin Elementary School	White	87.5%	487
Landmark Academy	White	74.5%	850
Literacy Academy at Cleveland Elementary	White	53.2%	278
Marine City High School	White	97.1%	523
Marine City Middle School	White	97.3%	292
Marysville High School	White	94.9%	769
Marysville Middle School	White	93.5%	616
Memphis Elementary School	White	92%	325
Michigamme Elementary School	White	79.6%	387
Millside Elementary School	White	95.9%	194
Morton Elementary School	White	88.2%	322
Palms Elementary School	White	97.5%	237
Phoenix Alternative School	White	86.7%	15
Pine River Elementary School	White	94.2%	379
Port Huron High School	White	67.2%	1,100
Port Huron Northern High School	White	84.3%	1,169
Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy	White	69.1%	162
Port Huron Schools Virtual School	White	77.8%	18
Riverview East High School	White	88%	25
Roosevelt Elementary School	White	59.8%	276
STEAM Academy at Woodrow Wilson Elementary	White	44%	207
St. Clair County Intervention Academy	White	56.1%	41
St. Clair High School	White	93.7%	767
St. Clair Middle School	White	95.8%	643
Virtual Learning Academyof St. Clair County	White	87.4%	135
Washington Elementary School	White	90.4%	449
Woodland Developmental Center	White	84.4%	186
Yale Elementary School	White	95%	341
Yale Junior High School	White	93.2%	381
Yale Senior High School	White	93.8%	551