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There were 169 Hispanic students enrolled in Huron County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 3.9% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Huron County, Laker Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 32 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Laker Elementary School	7.8	410
Unionville-Sebewaing High School	5.2	365
Laker High School	5.1	311
Caseville School K-12	6.1	214
Unionville-Sebewaing Elementary School	4.1	292
Laker Middle School	5.1	234
North Huron School	3.3	300
Bad Axe High School	2.1	374
Bad Axe Middle School	3.6	220
Ubly Community Elementary School	2	307
Bad Axe Elementary School	2.5	201
Harbor Beach Community High School	2	203
Harbor Beach Elementary School	2.3	174
Owendale-Gagetown Elementary School	6.3	63
Adams Elementary School	12.5	32
Ubly Community Junior-Senior High School	1	310
Ascent High School	7.5	40
Harbor Beach Middle School	2	100
Owendale-Gagetown Junior/Senior High School	2.6	76
Huron Learning Center	4.8	42
Verona Mills School	0	27
Eccles School	0	25
Big Burning School	0	14
Church School	0	12