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Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 0.4% of Sanilac County's student body in 2023-24 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

There were 24 Asian students enrolled in Sanilac County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4% 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, Asian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 19 schools in Sanilac County, Peck Junior-Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of six 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.

Ethnicities in Sanilac County in 2023-24 School Year

White [90.6%]Hispanic [5.7%]Ethnicities < 5% [3.7%]

Enrollment Demographics in Sanilac County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of Asian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Peck Junior-Senior High School2.9206
Marlette Junior/Senior High School0.8369
Brown City High School0.9337
Marlette Elementary School0.6343
Sandusky Elementary School0.4504
Deckerville Community High School0.8241
Croswell-Lexington Middle School0.2524
Brown City Elementary School0.3367
Frostick School0.3331
Sandusky Junior-Senior High School0.2463
Peck Community Elementary School0.5186
Carsonville-Port Sanilac Learning Center1.954
Croswell-Lexington High School0554
Deckerville Elementary School0285
Meyer Elementary School0289
Carsonville-Port Sanilac High School0171
Carsonville-Port Sanilac Elementary School0183
Pioneer High School068
Sanilac ISD Special Education Services056

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