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There were 5,669 students enrolled in Sanilac County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.6% of the county student body, while the other 48.4% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 91.1% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Sanilac County schools, followed by 5.3% of Hispanic students, 2.6% of multiracial students, 0.4% of Asian students, 0.3% of African American students and 0.2% of American Indian students.

Croswell-Lexington High School had the highest enrollment among Sanilac County's 20 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 579 students.

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.

School name	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Croswell-Lexington High School	634	579	-8.7
Croswell-Lexington Middle School	600	553	-7.8
Sandusky Elementary School	536	511	-4.7
Sandusky Junior-Senior High School	471	468	-0.6
Marlette Junior/Senior High School	321	367	14.3
Brown City Elementary School	353	364	3.1
Brown City High School	362	353	-2.5
Marlette Elementary School	406	349	-14
Frostick School	351	344	-2
Meyer Elementary School	318	322	1.3
Deckerville Elementary School	300	298	-0.7
Deckerville Community High School	267	247	-7.5
Peck Junior-Senior High School	202	197	-2.5
Carsonville-Port Sanilac High School	174	191	9.8
Peck Community Elementary School	164	178	8.5
Carsonville-Port Sanilac Elementary School	164	168	2.4
Pioneer High School	52	70	34.6
Sanilac ISD Special Education Services	62	61	-1.6
Carsonville-Port Sanilac Learning Center	48	49	2.1