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There were 6,631 students enrolled in Tuscola County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 52.2% of the county student body, while the other 47.8% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 91% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Tuscola County schools, followed by 4.5% of Hispanic students, 2.3% of multiracial students, 1.3% of African American students, 0.4% of American Indian students, 0.4% of Asian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Cass City Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Tuscola County's 29 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 479 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
Cass City Elementary School	485	479	-1.2
Vassar Senior High School	481	474	-1.5
Meachum Elementary School	472	470	-0.4
Cass City Junior and Senior High School	452	438	-3.1
Caro High School	423	419	-0.9
Central School	335	371	10.7
Millington High School	384	362	-5.7
Reese Elementary School	342	327	-4.4
McComb Elementary School	349	320	-8.3
Kingston Elementary School	312	310	-0.6
Caro Middle School	346	307	-11.3
Mayville Middle High School	295	304	3.1
Schall Elementary School	298	293	-1.7
Kingston High School	269	292	8.6
Reese High School	257	255	-0.8
Mayville Elementary School	272	254	-6.6
Millington Junior High School	222	242	9
Akron-Fairgrove Elementary School	173	176	1.7
Akron-Fairgrove Junior-Senior High School	167	171	2.4
Reese Middle School	148	161	8.8
Highland Pines School	115	122	6.1
Caro Alternative High School	63	49	-22.2
MALC	29	20	-31
Pioneer Work and Learn Center	75	14	-81.3
Transition Center	1	1	0