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There were 4,346 students enrolled in Huron County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.1% of the county student body, while the other 48.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 93.3% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Huron County schools, followed by 3.9% of Hispanic students, 1.6% of multiracial students, 0.6% of Asian students, 0.5% of African American students, less than 0.1% of American Indian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Laker Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Huron County's 26 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 410 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	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Laker Elementary School	401	410	2.2
Bad Axe High School	413	374	-9.4
Unionville-Sebewaing High School	238	365	53.4
Laker High School	296	311	5.1
Ubly Community Junior-Senior High School	317	310	-2.2
Ubly Community Elementary School	289	307	6.2
North Huron School	318	300	-5.7
Unionville-Sebewaing Elementary School	298	292	-2
Laker Middle School	239	234	-2.1
Bad Axe Middle School	224	220	-1.8
Caseville School K-12	221	214	-3.2
Harbor Beach Community High School	212	203	-4.2
Bad Axe Elementary School	204	201	-1.5
Harbor Beach Elementary School	175	174	-0.6
Harbor Beach Middle School	104	100	-3.8
Owendale-Gagetown Junior/Senior High School	82	76	-7.3
Owendale-Gagetown Elementary School	69	63	-8.7
Huron Learning Center	49	42	-14.3
Ascent High School	46	40	-13
Adams Elementary School	34	32	-5.9
Verona Mills School	25	27	8
Eccles School	25	25	0
Big Burning School	12	14	16.7
Church School	12	12	0
Unionville-Sebewaing Middle School	142	--	--