Huron County's student body comprised mostly of white students in 2022-23 school year

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

By Thumb Reporter

Jan 25, 2024

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

Of the 4,445 students attending Huron County schools, 93.5% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 3.7% of Huron County students.

In the previous school year, white students were still the most common group in Huron County, representing 93.5% of the student body.

Big Burning School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 75% white students, 16.7% Asian students, and 8.3% Hispanic students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.4% 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.

Ethnic Distribution of Students in Huron County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

Students' Most Represented Ethnicity in Huron County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

School name	Most represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Adams Elementary School	White	76.5%	34
Ascent High School	White	84.8%	46
Bad Axe Elementary School	White	92.6%	204
Bad Axe High School	White	95.2%	413
Bad Axe Middle School	White	93.3%	224
Big Burning School	White	75%	12
Caseville School K-12	White	92.3%	221
Church School	White	91.7%	12
Eccles School	White	96%	25
Harbor Beach Community High School	White	92.9%	212
Harbor Beach Elementary School	White	97.1%	175
Harbor Beach Middle School	White	98.1%	104
Huron Learning Center	White	93.9%	49
Laker Elementary School	White	92.8%	401
Laker High School	White	93.6%	296
Laker Middle School	White	92.5%	239
North Huron School	White	89.9%	318
Owendale-Gagetown Elementary School	White	88.4%	69
Owendale-Gagetown Junior/Senior High School	White	89%	82
Ubly Community Elementary School	White	96.5%	289
Ubly Community Junior-Senior High School	White	98.7%	317
Unionville-Sebewaing Elementary School	White	94%	298
Unionville-Sebewaing High School	White	93.7%	238
Unionville-Sebewaing Middle School	White	90.8%	142
Verona Mills School	White	100%	25