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There were 5,164 white students enrolled in Sanilac 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 Sanilac County welcomed 5,669 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 91.1% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 19 schools in Sanilac County, Croswell-Lexington High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 527 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
Croswell-Lexington High School	91	579
Sandusky Elementary School	94.7	511
Croswell-Lexington Middle School	87.3	553
Sandusky Junior-Senior High School	92.5	468
Brown City Elementary School	94	364
Brown City High School	94.3	353
Marlette Junior/Senior High School	89.4	367
Marlette Elementary School	88.5	349
Frostick School	88.1	344
Meyer Elementary School	89.1	322
Deckerville Elementary School	92.3	298
Deckerville Community High School	86.6	247
Carsonville-Port Sanilac High School	94.2	191
Peck Junior-Senior High School	89.8	197
Peck Community Elementary School	96.1	178
Carsonville-Port Sanilac Elementary School	92.3	168
Sanilac ISD Special Education Services	96.7	61
Pioneer High School	81.4	70
Carsonville-Port Sanilac Learning Center	95.9	49