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There were 6,765 students enrolled in Tuscola County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 52.4% of the county student body, while the other 47.6% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 90.9% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Tuscola County schools, followed by 4.3% of Hispanic students, 2.2% of multiracial students, 1.5% of African American students, 0.5% of Asian students, 0.5% of American Indian students and 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Cass City Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Tuscola County's 29 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 485 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
Cass City Elementary School	477	485	1.7
Vassar Senior High School	485	481	-0.8
Meachum Elementary School	458	472	3.1
Cass City Junior and Senior High School	454	452	-0.4
Caro High School	441	423	-4.1
Millington High School	397	384	-3.3
McComb Elementary School	331	349	5.4
Caro Middle School	351	346	-1.4
Reese Elementary School	333	342	2.7
Central School	363	335	-7.7
Kingston Elementary School	329	312	-5.2
Schall Elementary School	304	298	-2
Mayville Middle High School	322	295	-8.4
Mayville Elementary School	264	272	3
Kingston High School	298	269	-9.7
Reese High School	275	257	-6.5
Millington Junior High School	237	222	-6.3
Akron-Fairgrove Elementary School	175	173	-1.1
Akron-Fairgrove Junior-Senior High School	170	167	-1.8
Reese Middle School	166	148	-10.8
Highland Pines School	132	115	-12.9
Pioneer Work and Learn Center	68	75	10.3
Caro Alternative High School	61	63	3.3
MALC	19	29	52.6
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