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There were 24 African American students enrolled in Huron County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 11.1% 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, African American students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Huron County, Bad Axe High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of four 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 African American students enrolment	Total enrollment
Bad Axe High School	1	413
Laker Middle School	1.3	239
Bad Axe Elementary School	1	204
Laker High School	0.7	296
Caseville School K-12	0.9	221
Bad Axe Middle School	0.9	224
Harbor Beach Elementary School	1.1	175
North Huron School	0.3	318
Unionville-Sebewaing Elementary School	0.3	298
Owendale-Gagetown Junior/Senior High School	1.2	82
Ascent High School	2.2	46
Unionville-Sebewaing High School	0.4	238
Ubly Community Elementary School	0.3	289
Huron Learning Center	2	49
Laker Elementary School	0	401
Harbor Beach Community High School	0	212
Unionville-Sebewaing Middle School	0	142
Adams Elementary School	0	34
Ubly Community Junior-Senior High School	0	317
Owendale-Gagetown Elementary School	0	69
Eccles School	0	25
Harbor Beach Middle School	0	104
Big Burning School	0	12
Verona Mills School	0	25
Church School	0	12