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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.

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