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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.

School name	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Caseville School K-12	0.5	214
Laker Middle School	0.4	234
North Huron School	0.3	300
Unionville-Sebewaing High School	0.3	365
Laker High School	0	311
Bad Axe Middle School	0	220
Bad Axe Elementary School	0	201
Harbor Beach Elementary School	0	174
Bad Axe High School	0	374
Ubly Community Elementary School	0	307
Unionville-Sebewaing Elementary School	0	292
Owendale-Gagetown Junior/Senior High School	0	76
Ascent High School	0	40
Huron Learning Center	0	42
Big Burning School	0	14
Harbor Beach Community High School	0	203
Adams Elementary School	0	32
Harbor Beach Middle School	0	100
Laker Elementary School	0	410
Ubly Community Junior-Senior High School	0	310
Owendale-Gagetown Elementary School	0	63
Eccles School	0	25
Verona Mills School	0	27
Church School	0	12