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Anchor Bay High School had the largest enrollment among St. Clair County schools, welcoming 1,777 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 50.1% of them were boys, and 49.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 88.5% of the Anchor Bay High School total enrollment.

Among the 53 schools in St. Clair County, Port Huron Northern High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,158 students, while Port Huron High School welcomed 1,058 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Anchor Bay High School is part of Anchor Bay School District, which roughly covers schools within St. Clair County, with its main office in Casco.

In the previous school year, Anchor Bay High School also had the largest number of students among St. Clair County schools.

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	City	Total School Enrollment
Anchor Bay High School	Ira	1,777
Port Huron Northern High School	Port Huron	1,158
Port Huron High School	Port Huron	1,058
Landmark Academy	Kimball	818
Marysville High School	Marysville	792
St. Clair High School	St. Clair	753
Algonac Junior-Senior High School	Clay	671
Marysville Middle School	Marysville	634
St. Clair Middle School	St. Clair	632
Central Middle School	Port Huron	584
Fort Gratiot Middle School	Fort Gratiot	550
Yale Senior High School	Yale	526
Keewahdin Elementary School	Fort Gratiot	526
Washington Elementary School	Marysville	478
Gardens Elementary School	Marysville	475
Algonquin Elementary School	Clay	457
Marine City High School	Marine City	456
Edison Elementary School	Fort Gratiot	424
Yale Junior High School	Yale	409
Holland Woods Middle School	Port Huron	408
H. D. Crull Elementary School	Port Huron	383
Michigamme Elementary School	Port Huron	368
Indian Woods Elementary School	Kimball	365
Garfield Elementary School	Port Huron	359
Belle River Elementary School	Marine City	357
Gearing Elementary School	St. Clair	350
Pine River Elementary School	China	349
Yale Elementary School	Yale	342
Capac Elementary School	Mussey	332
Marine City Middle School	Marine City	330
Memphis Elementary School	Memphis	328
Morton Elementary School	Marysville	322
Capac Junior-Senior High School	Mussey	312
Francois Maconce Elementary School	Ira	310
Roosevelt Elementary School	Port Huron	266
STEAM Academy at Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Port Huron	249
Avoca Elementary School	Avoca	242
Literacy Academy at Cleveland Elementary	Port Huron	238
Palms Elementary School	Ira	237
Blue Water Middle College Academy	Port Huron	208
John F. Farrell-Emmett Elementary School	Emmett	206
Millside Elementary School	Clay	185
Woodland Developmental Center	Marysville	179
East Shore Leadership Academy	Port Huron	174
Virtual Learning Academyof St. Clair County	Marysville	141
Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy	Port Huron	136
Capac Virtual Education Program	Capac	62
St. Clair County Intervention Academy	Port Huron	50
East China Virtual Academy	East China	47
Algonac Alternative Education	Clay	21
Compass Pointe	Ira	15
Phoenix Alternative School	Yale	11
Harrison Center	Port Huron	6