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

Of the 6,765 students attending Tuscola County schools, 90.9% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 4.3% of Tuscola County students.

In the previous school year, white students were still the most common group in Tuscola County, representing 90.9% of the student body.

Pioneer Work and Learn Center had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 53.3% white students, 45.3% African American students, and 1.3% multiracial students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 2.1% 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
Akron-Fairgrove Elementary School	White	91.3%	173
Akron-Fairgrove Junior-Senior High School	White	86.2%	167
Caro Alternative High School	White	88.9%	63
Caro High School	White	88.4%	423
Caro Middle School	White	88.7%	346
Cass City Elementary School	White	94%	485
Cass City Junior and Senior High School	White	92.9%	452
Central School	White	92.2%	335
Highland Pines School	White	87.8%	115
Kingston Elementary School	White	95.5%	312
Kingston High School	White	95.2%	269
MALC	White	100%	29
Mayville Elementary School	White	93.4%	272
Mayville Middle High School	White	92.2%	295
McComb Elementary School	White	91.7%	349
Meachum Elementary School	White	97.5%	472
Millington High School	White	93.8%	384
Millington Junior High School	White	96.8%	222
Pioneer Work and Learn Center	White	53.3%	75
Reese Elementary School	White	83.6%	342
Reese High School	White	86.8%	257
Reese Middle School	White	87.2%	148
Schall Elementary School	White	87.9%	298
Transition Center	White	100%	1
Vassar Senior High School	White	86.9%	481