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There were 147 multiracial students enrolled in Sanilac County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% more 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, multiracial students comprised 2.6% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 19 schools in Sanilac County, Croswell-Lexington Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 25 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
Croswell-Lexington Middle School	4.5	553
Marlette Elementary School	5.4	349
Marlette Junior/Senior High School	4.1	367
Brown City Elementary School	4.1	364
Croswell-Lexington High School	2.2	579
Deckerville Elementary School	4	298
Sandusky Elementary School	2.2	511
Frostick School	2.6	344
Meyer Elementary School	2.8	322
Sandusky Junior-Senior High School	0.9	468
Brown City High School	1.1	353
Carsonville-Port Sanilac Elementary School	2.4	168
Deckerville Community High School	0.8	247
Carsonville-Port Sanilac High School	1	191
Peck Community Elementary School	1.1	178
Pioneer High School	1.4	70
Peck Junior-Senior High School	0	197
Sanilac ISD Special Education Services	0	61
Carsonville-Port Sanilac Learning Center	0	49