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There were 989 Hispanic students enrolled in Lapeer County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.5% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 8.7% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 27 schools in Lapeer County, Imlay City High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 128 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
Imlay City High School	24.4	524
Borland Elementary School	26.7	390
Weston Elementary School	27	385
Imlay City Middle School	25.5	396
Lapeer High School	5.2	1,196
C. K. Schickler Elementary School	9.6	512
North Branch Elementary School	4.6	923
North Branch High School	5	701
Zemmer Campus (8-9)	5.1	688
Elva Lynch Elementary School	7.8	421
Ruth Fox Middle School	4.7	684
Orchard Primary School	4.8	557
Rolland Warner Campus 6-7	4.5	576
Columbiaville Elementary School	6.9	378
Almont Middle School	5.6	425
Turrill Elementary School	6.1	391
Venture High School	41.4	58
Emma Murphy Elementary School	5.4	388
Almont High School	4.8	418
Dryden Elementary School	8.2	231
Chatfield School	3.7	483
Center for Innovation	8.6	186
Dryden High School	5	239
Quest High School	4.7	64
Lapeer County Education and Technology Center	3.7	54
STRIVE Transition Program	4.5	22
Thumb Correctional Facility	7.7	13