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There were 301 Hispanic students enrolled in Sanilac County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.1% 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, Hispanic students comprised 5.3% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 19 schools in Sanilac County, Croswell-Lexington Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 40 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
Croswell-Lexington Middle School	7.2	553
Croswell-Lexington High School	6.4	579
Frostick School	8.7	344
Deckerville Community High School	10.9	247
Meyer Elementary School	7.8	322
Marlette Junior/Senior High School	6.3	367
Sandusky Junior-Senior High School	4.7	468
Marlette Elementary School	5.2	349
Sandusky Elementary School	2.7	511
Peck Junior-Senior High School	6.6	197
Pioneer High School	17.1	70
Deckerville Elementary School	3.7	298
Brown City High School	2.8	353
Carsonville-Port Sanilac Elementary School	4.2	168
Brown City Elementary School	1.4	364
Carsonville-Port Sanilac High School	1.6	191
Peck Community Elementary School	1.1	178
Sanilac ISD Special Education Services	1.6	61
Carsonville-Port Sanilac Learning Center	2	49