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There were 151 multiracial students enrolled in Tuscola County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as 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, multiracial students comprised 2.3% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Tuscola County, Reese Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Reese Elementary School	5.8	327
Vassar Senior High School	2.7	474
Reese High School	5.1	255
Caro High School	2.4	419
McComb Elementary School	3.1	320
Central School	2.4	371
Schall Elementary School	2.7	293
Akron-Fairgrove Junior-Senior High School	4.7	171
Cass City Junior and Senior High School	1.6	438
Reese Middle School	4.3	161
Mayville Middle High School	2.3	304
Kingston Elementary School	2.3	310
Kingston High School	2.1	292
Caro Middle School	1.6	307
Mayville Elementary School	2	254
Cass City Elementary School	0.8	479
Millington High School	1.1	362
Highland Pines School	2.5	122
Akron-Fairgrove Elementary School	1.1	176
Meachum Elementary School	0.4	470
Caro Alternative High School	2	49
MALC	5	20
Millington Junior High School	0	242
Pioneer Work and Learn Center	0	14
Transition Center	0	1