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There were 93 African American students enrolled in Lapeer County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.1% 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, African American students comprised 0.8% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 27 schools in Lapeer County, Ruth Fox Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of eight 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 African American students enrolment	Total enrollment
Ruth Fox Middle School	1.1	732
Lapeer High School	0.6	1,118
Rolland Warner Campus 6-7	1.2	607
North Branch Elementary School	0.7	944
Elva Lynch Elementary School	1.6	433
Weston Elementary School	1.9	376
Turrill Elementary School	1.6	380
North Branch High School	0.9	692
Imlay City High School	1.2	518
C. K. Schickler Elementary School	1	500
Zemmer Campus (8-9)	0.8	636
Emma Murphy Elementary School	1	383
Borland Elementary School	1	391
Center for Innovation	1	198
Dryden Elementary School	0.9	227
Quest High School	4.4	45
Thumb Correctional Facility	50	4
Orchard Primary School	0.2	470
Almont Middle School	0.3	400
Imlay City Middle School	0.3	388
Chatfield School	0.2	482
Dryden High School	0.4	232
Lapeer County Education and Technology Center	1.8	55
Columbiaville Elementary School	0	355
Almont High School	0	526
Venture High School	0	50
STRIVE Transition Program	0	21