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There were 987 Hispanic students enrolled in Lapeer County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.2% 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, Hispanic students comprised 8.8% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 27 schools in Lapeer County, Imlay City High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 124 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
Imlay City High School	23.9	518
Weston Elementary School	27.9	376
Borland Elementary School	26.6	391
Imlay City Middle School	24.7	388
Lapeer High School	5.5	1,118
North Branch Elementary School	5.1	944
Ruth Fox Middle School	5.5	732
Rolland Warner Campus 6-7	6.6	607
C. K. Schickler Elementary School	7.4	500
Elva Lynch Elementary School	8.1	433
North Branch High School	4.9	692
Almont High School	6.1	526
Almont Middle School	6.8	400
Zemmer Campus (8-9)	4.1	636
Columbiaville Elementary School	6.5	355
Orchard Primary School	4.7	470
Chatfield School	4.4	482
Emma Murphy Elementary School	5.2	383
Center for Innovation	9.6	198
Turrill Elementary School	4.7	380
Venture High School	36	50
Dryden Elementary School	6.2	227
Dryden High School	5.6	232
Quest High School	11.1	45
Lapeer County Education and Technology Center	3.6	55
STRIVE Transition Program	4.8	21
Thumb Correctional Facility	25	4