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There were 5,429 students enrolled in Anchor Bay School District in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.2% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 88.7% of the Anchor Bay School District total enrollment.

Anchor Bay School District covers 10 schools within St. Clair County with its main office in Casco. Among them, Anchor Bay High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,833 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
Anchor Bay High School	1,833
Anchor Bay Middle School North	705
Anchor Bay Middle School South	480
Ashley Elementary School	427
Compass Pointe	24
Dean A. Naldrett School	338
Francois Maconce Elementary School	303
Great Oaks Elementary School	462
Lighthouse Elementary School	445
Lottie M. Schmidt Elementary School	316