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There were 808 African American students enrolled in St. Clair County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that St. Clair County welcomed 21,454 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 3.8% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 55 schools in St. Clair County, Port Huron High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 133 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 African American students enrolment	Total enrollment
Port Huron High School	12.1	1,100
Central Middle School	11.9	629
Literacy Academy at Cleveland Elementary	21.6	278
Holland Woods Middle School	12.4	420
Anchor Bay High School	2.7	1,833
STEAM Academy at Woodrow Wilson Elementary	24.2	207
Landmark Academy	5.2	850
Port Huron Northern High School	3.4	1,169
Roosevelt Elementary School	14.1	276
H. D. Crull Elementary School	9.2	358
East Shore Leadership Academy	16.4	183
Garfield Elementary School	7.9	343
Michigamme Elementary School	5.2	387
Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy	8.6	162
Woodland Developmental Center	6.5	186
St. Clair Middle School	1.9	643
St. Clair County Intervention Academy	24.4	41
Virtual Learning Academyof St. Clair County	6.7	135
Fort Gratiot Middle School	1.4	584
Marysville High School	1	769
St. Clair High School	1	767
Francois Maconce Elementary School	2.3	303
Marysville Middle School	1	616
Blue Water Middle College Academy	2	255
Belle River Elementary School	1.3	376
Capac Junior-Senior High School	1.2	336
Keewahdin Elementary School	0.8	487
Indian Woods Elementary School	1.1	365
Edison Elementary School	1	418
Pine River Elementary School	1.1	379
Avoca Elementary School	1.2	252
Algonquin Elementary School	0.6	466
Gearing Elementary School	0.8	365
Compass Pointe	12.5	24
Yale Senior High School	0.4	551
Morton Elementary School	0.6	322
Gardens Elementary School	0.4	480
Memphis Elementary School	0.6	325
Algonac Junior-Senior High School	0.3	672
Marine City Middle School	0.7	292
Port Huron Schools Virtual School	11.1	18
Capac Elementary School	0.3	342
Washington Elementary School	0.2	449
Yale Junior High School	0.3	381
Marine City High School	0.2	523
Palms Elementary School	0.4	237
Capac Virtual Education Program	0	56
Yale Elementary School	0	341
John F. Farrell-Emmett Elementary School	0	201
Millside Elementary School	0	194
Riverview East High School	0	25
Phoenix Alternative School	0	15
East China Virtual Academy	0	45
Harrison Center	0	5
Algonac Alternative Education	0	18