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There were 33 Asian students enrolled in Tuscola County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.5% more 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, Asian students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Tuscola County, Cass City Junior and Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of seven 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
Cass City Junior and Senior High School	1.5	452
Caro Middle School	1.2	346
Caro High School	0.9	423
Millington High School	0.8	384
Reese High School	1.2	257
McComb Elementary School	0.6	349
Kingston High School	0.7	269
Vassar Senior High School	0.2	481
Schall Elementary School	0.3	298
Cass City Elementary School	0.2	485
Highland Pines School	0.9	115
Central School	0.3	335
Meachum Elementary School	0.2	472
Reese Middle School	0.7	148
Millington Junior High School	0.5	222
Pioneer Work and Learn Center	0	75
Mayville Elementary School	0	272
Mayville Middle High School	0	295
Reese Elementary School	0	342
Akron-Fairgrove Junior-Senior High School	0	167
Akron-Fairgrove Elementary School	0	173
Kingston Elementary School	0	312
Caro Alternative High School	0	63
MALC	0	29
Transition Center	0	1