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There were 942 Hispanic students enrolled in St. Clair County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that St. Clair County welcomed 21,066 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 4.5% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 53 schools in St. Clair County, Port Huron High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 93 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
Port Huron High School	8.8	1,058
Landmark Academy	9.3	818
Port Huron Northern High School	5.4	1,158
Anchor Bay High School	3.3	1,777
Central Middle School	9.8	584
Capac Junior-Senior High School	17.9	312
Holland Woods Middle School	7.8	408
Capac Elementary School	9	332
Michigamme Elementary School	7.6	368
H. D. Crull Elementary School	6.5	383
Fort Gratiot Middle School	4.2	550
Roosevelt Elementary School	8.3	266
Marysville Middle School	3.5	634
Literacy Academy at Cleveland Elementary	8.8	238
Keewahdin Elementary School	4	526
Yale Senior High School	4	526
Garfield Elementary School	5.6	359
Marysville High School	2.3	792
Francois Maconce Elementary School	5.2	310
Morton Elementary School	4.7	322
Indian Woods Elementary School	3.8	365
Washington Elementary School	2.9	478
St. Clair Middle School	1.9	632
STEAM Academy at Woodrow Wilson Elementary	4.4	249
Yale Junior High School	2.7	409
St. Clair High School	1.5	753
Avoca Elementary School	4.5	242
Woodland Developmental Center	6.1	179
Pine River Elementary School	2.9	349
East Shore Leadership Academy	5.2	174
Edison Elementary School	2.1	424
Gardens Elementary School	1.9	475
Gearing Elementary School	2.6	350
Capac Virtual Education Program	14.5	62
Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy	5.9	136
Memphis Elementary School	2.1	328
Yale Elementary School	2	342
Algonquin Elementary School	1.5	457
Marine City High School	1.5	456
Blue Water Middle College Academy	3.4	208
Belle River Elementary School	2	357
John F. Farrell-Emmett Elementary School	2.9	206
Virtual Learning Academyof St. Clair County	4.3	141
Algonac Junior-Senior High School	0.7	671
Marine City Middle School	1.2	330
Millside Elementary School	1.6	185
St. Clair County Intervention Academy	2	50
Palms Elementary School	0.4	237
Compass Pointe	0	15
Phoenix Alternative School	0	11
Harrison Center	0	6
East China Virtual Academy	0	47
Algonac Alternative Education	0	21