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There were 4,054 white students enrolled in Huron County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Huron County welcomed 4,346 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 93.3% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Huron County, Laker Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 370 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Laker Elementary School	90.2	410
Bad Axe High School	95.7	374
Unionville-Sebewaing High School	93.2	365
Ubly Community Junior-Senior High School	98.4	310
Ubly Community Elementary School	94.8	307
Laker High School	91.3	311
North Huron School	93.7	300
Unionville-Sebewaing Elementary School	94.5	292
Laker Middle School	91.5	234
Bad Axe Middle School	92.3	220
Caseville School K-12	89.7	214
Harbor Beach Community High School	93.1	203
Bad Axe Elementary School	92.5	201
Harbor Beach Elementary School	96	174
Harbor Beach Middle School	97	100
Owendale-Gagetown Junior/Senior High School	92.1	76
Owendale-Gagetown Elementary School	92.1	63
Huron Learning Center	92.9	42
Ascent High School	87.5	40
Verona Mills School	100	27
Adams Elementary School	75	32
Eccles School	96	25
Big Burning School	92.9	14
Church School	91.7	12