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There were five Hawaiian students enrolled in Lapeer County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as 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, Hawaiian students comprised less than 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 27 schools in Lapeer County, Zemmer Campus (8-9) recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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 Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Zemmer Campus (8-9)	0.3	688
Lapeer High School	0.1	1,196
Weston Elementary School	0.3	385
STRIVE Transition Program	4.5	22
Orchard Primary School	0	557
Almont Middle School	0	425
Imlay City High School	0	524
Emma Murphy Elementary School	0	388
Dryden Elementary School	0	231
Borland Elementary School	0	390
North Branch Elementary School	0	923
North Branch High School	0	701
C. K. Schickler Elementary School	0	512
Rolland Warner Campus 6-7	0	576
Almont High School	0	418
Elva Lynch Elementary School	0	421
Ruth Fox Middle School	0	684
Center for Innovation	0	186
Quest High School	0	64
Dryden High School	0	239
Columbiaville Elementary School	0	378
Chatfield School	0	483
Imlay City Middle School	0	396
Thumb Correctional Facility	0	13
Turrill Elementary School	0	391
Lapeer County Education and Technology Center	0	54
Venture High School	0	58