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There were 9,815 white students enrolled in Lapeer County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Lapeer County welcomed 11,303 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 86.8% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 27 schools in Lapeer County, Lapeer High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,075 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lapeer High School	89.9	1,196
North Branch Elementary School	92.4	923
North Branch High School	92.6	701
Ruth Fox Middle School	91.8	684
Zemmer Campus (8-9)	89	688
Rolland Warner Campus 6-7	89.4	576
Orchard Primary School	90.3	557
Chatfield School	92.1	483
C. K. Schickler Elementary School	83.4	512
Almont High School	93.1	418
Almont Middle School	91.5	425
Imlay City High School	71.4	524
Elva Lynch Elementary School	86.5	421
Emma Murphy Elementary School	90.5	388
Turrill Elementary School	89.3	391
Columbiaville Elementary School	88.1	378
Imlay City Middle School	70.7	396
Borland Elementary School	70.8	390
Weston Elementary School	68.6	385
Dryden High School	91.2	239
Dryden Elementary School	86.6	231
Center for Innovation	84.9	186
Quest High School	87.5	64
Lapeer County Education and Technology Center	92.6	54
Venture High School	58.6	58
STRIVE Transition Program	90.9	22
Thumb Correctional Facility	23.1	13