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There were 298 Hispanic students enrolled in Tuscola County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.4% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 4.5% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Tuscola County, Vassar Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 37 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
Vassar Senior High School	7.8	474
Caro High School	7.6	419
Schall Elementary School	7.5	293
Cass City Junior and Senior High School	4.8	438
Reese Elementary School	6.1	327
Caro Middle School	6.5	307
Reese High School	7.8	255
Cass City Elementary School	3.5	479
Reese Middle School	9.9	161
Central School	4	371
Mayville Middle High School	4.9	304
Akron-Fairgrove Junior-Senior High School	6.4	171
Mayville Elementary School	3.5	254
Kingston Elementary School	2.3	310
McComb Elementary School	1.9	320
Akron-Fairgrove Elementary School	3.4	176
Millington High School	1.4	362
Highland Pines School	4.1	122
Meachum Elementary School	0.9	470
Caro Alternative High School	8.2	49
Kingston High School	1	292
Millington Junior High School	1.2	242
MALC	0	20
Pioneer Work and Learn Center	0	14
Transition Center	0	1