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There were 70 multiracial students enrolled in Huron County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 37.3% more 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, multiracial students comprised 1.6% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Huron County, North Huron School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 10 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
North Huron School	3.1	318
Laker Elementary School	2	401
Bad Axe Elementary School	3.4	204
Harbor Beach Community High School	2.8	212
Unionville-Sebewaing Elementary School	1.7	298
Laker High School	1.7	296
Bad Axe High School	0.7	413
Unionville-Sebewaing Middle School	2.1	142
Owendale-Gagetown Junior/Senior High School	3.7	82
Ascent High School	6.5	46
Laker Middle School	0.8	239
Caseville School K-12	0.9	221
Unionville-Sebewaing High School	0.8	238
Bad Axe Middle School	0.9	224
Ubly Community Elementary School	0.7	289
Adams Elementary School	5.9	34
Ubly Community Junior-Senior High School	0.6	317
Owendale-Gagetown Elementary School	1.4	69
Harbor Beach Elementary School	0.6	175
Eccles School	4	25
Huron Learning Center	0	49
Harbor Beach Middle School	0	104
Big Burning School	0	12
Verona Mills School	0	25
Church School	0	12