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Enrollment Analysis: American Indian students comprised 0.1% of Huron County's student body in 2023-24 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

There were four American Indian students enrolled in Huron County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as 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, American Indian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Caseville School K-12, Laker Middle School, North Huron School, and Unionville-Sebewaing High School were the only schools in Huron County that enrolled American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year.

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.

Ethnicities in Huron County in 2023-24 School Year

White [93.3%]Ethnicities < 5% [6.7%]

Enrollment Demographics in Huron County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of American Indian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Caseville School K-120.5214
Laker Middle School0.4234
North Huron School0.3300
Unionville-Sebewaing High School0.3365
Laker High School0311
Bad Axe Middle School0220
Bad Axe Elementary School0201
Harbor Beach Elementary School0174
Bad Axe High School0374
Ubly Community Elementary School0307
Unionville-Sebewaing Elementary School0292
Owendale-Gagetown Junior/Senior High School076
Ascent High School040
Huron Learning Center042
Big Burning School014
Harbor Beach Community High School0203
Adams Elementary School032
Harbor Beach Middle School0100
Laker Elementary School0410
Ubly Community Junior-Senior High School0310
Owendale-Gagetown Elementary School063
Eccles School025
Verona Mills School027
Church School012

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