Thumb Reporter

There were 32 American Indian 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, American Indian students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Tuscola County, Central School and Reese Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of five 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Central School	1.5	335
Reese Elementary School	1.5	342
McComb Elementary School	0.9	349
Kingston High School	1.1	269
Meachum Elementary School	0.6	472
Caro High School	0.5	423
Millington High School	0.5	384
Vassar Senior High School	0.4	481
Cass City Elementary School	0.4	485
Reese High School	0.4	257
Millington Junior High School	0.5	222
Mayville Middle High School	0.3	295
Kingston Elementary School	0.3	312
Caro Alternative High School	1.6	63
Cass City Junior and Senior High School	0	452
Caro Middle School	0	346
Schall Elementary School	0	298
Highland Pines School	0	115
Reese Middle School	0	148
Pioneer Work and Learn Center	0	75
Mayville Elementary School	0	272
Akron-Fairgrove Junior-Senior High School	0	167
Akron-Fairgrove Elementary School	0	173
MALC	0	29
Transition Center	0	1