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There were 52 Asian students enrolled in Lapeer County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 10.6% more 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, Asian students comprised 0.5% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 27 schools in Lapeer County, Lapeer High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of nine 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lapeer High School	0.8	1,118
Weston Elementary School	1.6	376
Emma Murphy Elementary School	1.6	383
Imlay City High School	1	518
Zemmer Campus (8-9)	0.6	636
Chatfield School	0.8	482
Rolland Warner Campus 6-7	0.5	607
Dryden Elementary School	1.3	227
Almont High School	0.6	526
Borland Elementary School	0.5	391
Orchard Primary School	0.4	470
Dryden High School	0.9	232
C. K. Schickler Elementary School	0.2	500
Imlay City Middle School	0.3	388
Venture High School	2	50
Ruth Fox Middle School	0	732
North Branch Elementary School	0	944
Elva Lynch Elementary School	0	433
Turrill Elementary School	0	380
North Branch High School	0	692
Center for Innovation	0	198
Quest High School	0	45
Thumb Correctional Facility	0	4
Almont Middle School	0	400
Lapeer County Education and Technology Center	0	55
Columbiaville Elementary School	0	355
STRIVE Transition Program	0	21