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There were 291 Hispanic students enrolled in Tuscola County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% 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, Hispanic students comprised 4.3% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Tuscola County, Vassar Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 37 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
Vassar Senior High School	7.7	481
Caro High School	6.9	423
Reese Elementary School	8.5	342
Caro Middle School	6.4	346
Cass City Junior and Senior High School	4	452
Schall Elementary School	6	298
Cass City Elementary School	3.3	485
Mayville Middle High School	5.1	295
Reese High School	5.4	257
Akron-Fairgrove Junior-Senior High School	8.4	167
Reese Middle School	8.1	148
McComb Elementary School	3.2	349
Akron-Fairgrove Elementary School	5.8	173
Central School	2.4	335
Mayville Elementary School	2.9	272
Millington High School	1.6	384
Kingston Elementary School	1.9	312
Highland Pines School	4.3	115
Caro Alternative High School	7.9	63
Millington Junior High School	1.8	222
Meachum Elementary School	0.4	472
Kingston High School	0.7	269
Pioneer Work and Learn Center	0	75
MALC	0	29
Transition Center	0	1