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There were 6,037 white students enrolled in Tuscola County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.8% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Tuscola County welcomed 6,631 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 91% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Tuscola County, Meachum Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 457 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
Meachum Elementary School	97.2	470
Cass City Elementary School	93.7	479
Vassar Senior High School	85.7	474
Cass City Junior and Senior High School	91.8	438
Caro High School	88.1	419
Millington High School	95	362
Central School	89.2	371
McComb Elementary School	93.1	320
Kingston Elementary School	94.5	310
Reese Elementary School	86.5	327
Kingston High School	95.2	292
Caro Middle School	89.9	307
Mayville Middle High School	90.5	304
Schall Elementary School	86.7	293
Mayville Elementary School	94.5	254
Millington Junior High School	97.1	242
Reese High School	83.9	255
Akron-Fairgrove Elementary School	94.9	176
Akron-Fairgrove Junior-Senior High School	88.3	171
Reese Middle School	85.1	161
Highland Pines School	86.9	122
Caro Alternative High School	87.8	49
MALC	95	20
Pioneer Work and Learn Center	64.3	14
Transition Center	100	1