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There were 6,148 white students enrolled in Tuscola County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Tuscola County welcomed 6,765 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 90.9% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Tuscola County, Meachum Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 460 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
Meachum Elementary School	97.5	472
Cass City Elementary School	94	485
Cass City Junior and Senior High School	92.9	452
Vassar Senior High School	86.9	481
Caro High School	88.4	423
Millington High School	93.8	384
McComb Elementary School	91.7	349
Central School	92.2	335
Caro Middle School	88.7	346
Kingston Elementary School	95.5	312
Reese Elementary School	83.6	342
Mayville Middle High School	92.2	295
Schall Elementary School	87.9	298
Kingston High School	95.2	269
Mayville Elementary School	93.4	272
Reese High School	86.8	257
Millington Junior High School	96.8	222
Akron-Fairgrove Elementary School	91.3	173
Akron-Fairgrove Junior-Senior High School	86.2	167
Reese Middle School	87.2	148
Highland Pines School	87.8	115
Caro Alternative High School	88.9	63
Pioneer Work and Learn Center	53.3	75
MALC	100	29
Transition Center	100	1