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There were 164 Hispanic students enrolled in Huron County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Huron County welcomed 4,445 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 3.7% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Huron County, Laker Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 21 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	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Laker Elementary School	5.2	401
North Huron School	6.3	318
Unionville-Sebewaing Elementary School	4	298
Laker High School	4.1	296
Laker Middle School	5	239
Caseville School K-12	5	221
Bad Axe High School	2.4	413
Unionville-Sebewaing High School	4.2	238
Unionville-Sebewaing Middle School	7	142
Bad Axe Middle School	4	224
Owendale-Gagetown Elementary School	10.1	69
Ubly Community Elementary School	2.1	289
Owendale-Gagetown Junior/Senior High School	6.1	82
Adams Elementary School	11.8	34
Harbor Beach Community High School	1.4	212
Ascent High School	6.5	46
Bad Axe Elementary School	1	204
Harbor Beach Elementary School	1.1	175
Huron Learning Center	4.1	49
Ubly Community Junior-Senior High School	0.3	317
Harbor Beach Middle School	1	104
Big Burning School	8.3	12
Verona Mills School	0	25
Eccles School	0	25
Church School	0	12