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There were 9,664 white students enrolled in Lapeer County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Lapeer County welcomed 11,163 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 86.6% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 27 schools in Lapeer County, Lapeer High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 998 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
Lapeer High School	89.3	1,118
North Branch Elementary School	91.6	944
Ruth Fox Middle School	90.7	732
North Branch High School	92.1	692
Zemmer Campus (8-9)	91	636
Rolland Warner Campus 6-7	87.5	607
Almont High School	91.3	526
Chatfield School	92.3	482
C. K. Schickler Elementary School	85.8	500
Orchard Primary School	90.2	470
Imlay City High School	72.4	518
Elva Lynch Elementary School	85.7	433
Almont Middle School	89.3	400
Emma Murphy Elementary School	88.5	383
Turrill Elementary School	88.4	380
Columbiaville Elementary School	89.3	355
Imlay City Middle School	71.9	388
Borland Elementary School	70.3	391
Weston Elementary School	66.2	376
Dryden High School	88.4	232
Dryden Elementary School	89	227
Center for Innovation	85.4	198
Lapeer County Education and Technology Center	94.5	55
Quest High School	82.2	45
Venture High School	58	50
STRIVE Transition Program	90.5	21
Thumb Correctional Facility	25	4