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There were 5,012 white students enrolled in Sanilac County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.9% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Sanilac County welcomed 5,531 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 90.6% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 19 schools in Sanilac County, Croswell-Lexington High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 498 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Croswell-Lexington High School	89.9	554
Croswell-Lexington Middle School	89.5	524
Sandusky Elementary School	93.1	504
Sandusky Junior-Senior High School	93.5	463
Brown City Elementary School	92.9	367
Marlette Junior/Senior High School	86.7	369
Brown City High School	91.4	337
Marlette Elementary School	86.3	343
Frostick School	87.6	331
Deckerville Elementary School	92.3	285
Meyer Elementary School	90	289
Deckerville Community High School	87.1	241
Peck Junior-Senior High School	89.3	206
Peck Community Elementary School	94.6	186
Carsonville-Port Sanilac Elementary School	93.4	183
Carsonville-Port Sanilac High School	94.2	171
Pioneer High School	89.7	68
Carsonville-Port Sanilac Learning Center	94.4	54
Sanilac ISD Special Education Services	91.1	56