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There were four American Indian students enrolled in Huron County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 33.3% 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, American Indian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Bad Axe Elementary School, Caseville School K-12, Bad Axe Middle School, and Unionville-Sebewaing High School were the only schools in Huron County that enrolled American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year.

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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Bad Axe Elementary School	0.5	204
Caseville School K-12	0.5	221
Bad Axe Middle School	0.4	224
Unionville-Sebewaing High School	0.4	238
Harbor Beach Community High School	0	212
Bad Axe High School	0	413
Adams Elementary School	0	34
Big Burning School	0	12
Laker Middle School	0	239
North Huron School	0	318
Ubly Community Elementary School	0	289
Ubly Community Junior-Senior High School	0	317
Harbor Beach Middle School	0	104
Laker High School	0	296
Harbor Beach Elementary School	0	175
Unionville-Sebewaing Elementary School	0	298
Owendale-Gagetown Junior/Senior High School	0	82
Ascent High School	0	46
Huron Learning Center	0	49
Laker Elementary School	0	401
Unionville-Sebewaing Middle School	0	142
Owendale-Gagetown Elementary School	0	69
Eccles School	0	25
Verona Mills School	0	25
Church School	0	12