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There were 312 multiracial students enrolled in Lapeer County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3% 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, multiracial students comprised 2.8% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 27 schools in Lapeer County, Lapeer High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 37 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
Lapeer High School	3.1	1,196
Zemmer Campus (8-9)	4.1	688
C. K. Schickler Elementary School	5.3	512
Rolland Warner Campus 6-7	4.3	576
Orchard Primary School	3.6	557
North Branch Elementary School	2	923
Ruth Fox Middle School	2.6	684
Columbiaville Elementary School	4.8	378
Elva Lynch Elementary School	3.8	421
Chatfield School	3.1	483
Imlay City Middle School	2.8	396
North Branch High School	1.6	701
Turrill Elementary School	2.6	391
Emma Murphy Elementary School	2.6	388
Imlay City High School	1.3	524
Dryden Elementary School	3	231
Center for Innovation	3.8	186
Dryden High School	2.9	239
Almont High School	1.4	418
Borland Elementary School	1.3	390
Almont Middle School	1.2	425
Weston Elementary School	1	385
Venture High School	0	58
Quest High School	0	64
Lapeer County Education and Technology Center	0	54
STRIVE Transition Program	0	22
Thumb Correctional Facility	0	13