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There were 26 Asian students enrolled in Huron County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8.3% 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, Asian students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Huron County, Harbor Beach Community High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of seven 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Harbor Beach Community High School	3.4	203
Bad Axe High School	1.3	374
Bad Axe Middle School	1.4	220
Laker High School	0.6	311
Bad Axe Elementary School	1	201
Caseville School K-12	0.9	214
Adams Elementary School	6.3	32
Ubly Community Elementary School	0.3	307
Unionville-Sebewaing High School	0.3	365
Harbor Beach Middle School	1	100
Laker Elementary School	0	410
North Huron School	0	300
Laker Middle School	0	234
Unionville-Sebewaing Elementary School	0	292
Owendale-Gagetown Junior/Senior High School	0	76
Ubly Community Junior-Senior High School	0	310
Harbor Beach Elementary School	0	174
Owendale-Gagetown Elementary School	0	63
Ascent High School	0	40
Eccles School	0	25
Huron Learning Center	0	42
Verona Mills School	0	27
Big Burning School	0	14
Church School	0	12