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There were 74 American Indian students enrolled in St. Clair County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.7% more 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, American Indian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 53 schools in St. Clair County, Anchor Bay High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of seven 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Anchor Bay High School	0.4	1,777
Port Huron Northern High School	0.5	1,158
Landmark Academy	0.6	818
H. D. Crull Elementary School	1.3	383
Algonac Junior-Senior High School	0.7	671
Holland Woods Middle School	1.2	408
St. Clair High School	0.5	753
Marysville Middle School	0.6	634
Port Huron High School	0.3	1,058
STEAM Academy at Woodrow Wilson Elementary	1.2	249
Francois Maconce Elementary School	0.6	310
Blue Water Middle College Academy	1	208
Marysville High School	0.3	792
Indian Woods Elementary School	0.5	365
Millside Elementary School	1.1	185
Keewahdin Elementary School	0.2	526
Fort Gratiot Middle School	0.2	550
St. Clair Middle School	0.2	632
Morton Elementary School	0.3	322
Central Middle School	0.2	584
Garfield Elementary School	0.3	359
Capac Elementary School	0.3	332
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
Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy	0.7	136
Palms Elementary School	0.4	237
Marine City Middle School	0.3	330
Harrison Center	16.7	6
Algonac Alternative Education	4.8	21
Memphis Elementary School	0	328
Gardens Elementary School	0	475
Yale Senior High School	0	526
Woodland Developmental Center	0	179
Edison Elementary School	0	424
Washington Elementary School	0	478
Capac Virtual Education Program	0	62
Marine City High School	0	456
Literacy Academy at Cleveland Elementary	0	238
Roosevelt Elementary School	0	266
East Shore Leadership Academy	0	174
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
Compass Pointe	0	15
Yale Elementary School	0	342
John F. Farrell-Emmett Elementary School	0	206
Phoenix Alternative School	0	11
East China Virtual Academy	0	47