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There were 1,402 students enrolled in Almont Community Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.8% of them were boys, and 48.2% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 91.5% of the Almont Community Schools total enrollment.

Almont Community Schools covers three schools within Lapeer County with its main office in Almont. Among them, Orchard Primary School recorded the highest enrollment of 557 students in the 2022-23 school year.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, 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	Total Enrollment
Almont High School	418
Almont Middle School	425
Orchard Primary School	557