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There were 112 Asian students enrolled in St. Clair County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.9% 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, Asian students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 55 schools in St. Clair County, Anchor Bay High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Anchor Bay High School	1.4	1,833
St. Clair High School	1.8	767
Port Huron Northern High School	0.7	1,169
Francois Maconce Elementary School	2.3	303
Landmark Academy	0.7	850
Keewahdin Elementary School	1.2	487
Port Huron High School	0.5	1,100
Fort Gratiot Middle School	0.7	584
H. D. Crull Elementary School	0.8	358
Capac Junior-Senior High School	0.9	336
Yale Senior High School	0.5	551
Morton Elementary School	0.9	322
Algonac Junior-Senior High School	0.4	672
Central Middle School	0.3	629
Marysville High School	0.3	769
Gearing Elementary School	0.5	365
Memphis Elementary School	0.6	325
Yale Junior High School	0.5	381
Marine City High School	0.4	523
Holland Woods Middle School	0.2	420
Woodland Developmental Center	0.5	186
St. Clair Middle School	0.2	643
Blue Water Middle College Academy	0.4	255
Edison Elementary School	0.2	418
Avoca Elementary School	0.4	252
Algonquin Elementary School	0.2	466
Gardens Elementary School	0.2	480
Capac Elementary School	0.3	342
Riverview East High School	4	25
Literacy Academy at Cleveland Elementary	0	278
STEAM Academy at Woodrow Wilson Elementary	0	207
Roosevelt Elementary School	0	276
East Shore Leadership Academy	0	183
Garfield Elementary School	0	343
Michigamme Elementary School	0	387
Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy	0	162
St. Clair County Intervention Academy	0	41
Virtual Learning Academyof St. Clair County	0	135
Marysville Middle School	0	616
Belle River Elementary School	0	376
Indian Woods Elementary School	0	365
Pine River Elementary School	0	379
Compass Pointe	0	24
Marine City Middle School	0	292
Port Huron Schools Virtual School	0	18
Washington Elementary School	0	449
Palms Elementary School	0	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
Phoenix Alternative School	0	15
East China Virtual Academy	0	45
Harrison Center	0	5
Algonac Alternative Education	0	18