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There were 5,531 students enrolled in Sanilac County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.4% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.5% of the county student body, while the other 48.5% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 90.6% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Sanilac County schools, followed by 5.7% of Hispanic students, 2.7% of multiracial students, 0.4% of Asian students, 0.4% of African American students and 0.2% of American Indian students.

Croswell-Lexington High School had the highest enrollment among Sanilac County's 20 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 554 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
Croswell-Lexington High School	579	554	-4.3
Croswell-Lexington Middle School	553	524	-5.2
Sandusky Elementary School	511	504	-1.4
Sandusky Junior-Senior High School	468	463	-1.1
Marlette Junior/Senior High School	367	369	0.5
Brown City Elementary School	364	367	0.8
Marlette Elementary School	349	343	-1.7
Brown City High School	353	337	-4.5
Frostick School	344	331	-3.8
Meyer Elementary School	322	289	-10.2
Deckerville Elementary School	298	285	-4.4
Deckerville Community High School	247	241	-2.4
Peck Junior-Senior High School	197	206	4.6
Peck Community Elementary School	178	186	4.5
Carsonville-Port Sanilac Elementary School	168	183	8.9
Carsonville-Port Sanilac High School	191	171	-10.5
Pioneer High School	70	68	-2.9
Sanilac ISD Special Education Services	61	56	-8.2
Carsonville-Port Sanilac Learning Center	49	54	10.2