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There were 93 Asian students enrolled in St. Clair County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 17% 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, Asian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 53 schools in St. Clair County, Anchor Bay High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 19 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
Anchor Bay High School	1.1	1,777
St. Clair High School	1.2	753
Port Huron Northern High School	0.6	1,158
Francois Maconce Elementary School	1.9	310
Landmark Academy	0.6	818
Keewahdin Elementary School	1	526
Port Huron High School	0.4	1,058
Fort Gratiot Middle School	0.5	550
Blue Water Middle College Academy	1.4	208
Memphis Elementary School	0.9	328
H. D. Crull Elementary School	0.5	383
St. Clair Middle School	0.3	632
Marysville High School	0.3	792
Morton Elementary School	0.6	322
Gardens Elementary School	0.4	475
Algonac Junior-Senior High School	0.3	671
Yale Senior High School	0.4	526
Central Middle School	0.2	584
Holland Woods Middle School	0.2	408
Garfield Elementary School	0.3	359
Woodland Developmental Center	0.6	179
Marysville Middle School	0.2	634
Capac Elementary School	0.3	332
Edison Elementary School	0.2	424
Gearing Elementary School	0.3	350
Algonquin Elementary School	0.2	457
Capac Junior-Senior High School	0.3	312
Avoca Elementary School	0.4	242
Yale Junior High School	0.2	409
Washington Elementary School	0.2	478
Capac Virtual Education Program	1.6	62
Marine City High School	0.2	456
Literacy Academy at Cleveland Elementary	0	238
STEAM Academy at Woodrow Wilson Elementary	0	249
Roosevelt Elementary School	0	266
East Shore Leadership Academy	0	174
Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy	0	136
Michigamme Elementary School	0	368
Virtual Learning Academyof St. Clair County	0	141
St. Clair County Intervention Academy	0	50
Pine River Elementary School	0	349
Belle River Elementary School	0	357
Indian Woods Elementary School	0	365
Compass Pointe	0	15
Millside Elementary School	0	185
Palms Elementary School	0	237
Yale Elementary School	0	342
John F. Farrell-Emmett Elementary School	0	206
Marine City Middle School	0	330
Phoenix Alternative School	0	11
Harrison Center	0	6
East China Virtual Academy	0	47
Algonac Alternative Education	0	21