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There were 151 multiracial students enrolled in Tuscola County schools in the 2022-23 school year, the same number as 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, multiracial students comprised 2.2% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Tuscola County, Reese Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 21 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
Reese Elementary School	6.1	342
Caro High School	2.8	423
Reese High School	4.7	257
Vassar Senior High School	2.1	481
McComb Elementary School	2.9	349
Schall Elementary School	3	298
Akron-Fairgrove Junior-Senior High School	4.8	167
Central School	2.4	335
Mayville Elementary School	2.9	272
Caro Middle School	2	346
Millington High School	1.6	384
Kingston Elementary School	1.9	312
Cass City Junior and Senior High School	1.1	452
Mayville Middle High School	1.7	295
Reese Middle School	3.4	148
Akron-Fairgrove Elementary School	2.3	173
Kingston High School	1.5	269
Cass City Elementary School	0.6	485
Highland Pines School	2.6	115
Meachum Elementary School	0.4	472
Caro Alternative High School	1.6	63
Millington Junior High School	0.5	222
Pioneer Work and Learn Center	1.3	75
MALC	0	29
Transition Center	0	1