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There were 28 American Indian students enrolled in Tuscola County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 12.5% 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, American Indian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 25 schools in Tuscola County, Central School and Reese Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of four 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
Central School	1.1	371
Reese Elementary School	1.2	327
Vassar Senior High School	0.6	474
Schall Elementary School	1	293
Meachum Elementary School	0.4	470
McComb Elementary School	0.6	320
Mayville Middle High School	0.7	304
Millington Junior High School	0.8	242
Kingston High School	0.7	292
Millington High School	0.3	362
Cass City Junior and Senior High School	0.2	438
Kingston Elementary School	0.3	310
Caro Alternative High School	2	49
Cass City Elementary School	0	479
Highland Pines School	0	122
Caro High School	0	419
Pioneer Work and Learn Center	0	14
Reese High School	0	255
Caro Middle School	0	307
Akron-Fairgrove Junior-Senior High School	0	171
Akron-Fairgrove Elementary School	0	176
Reese Middle School	0	161
Mayville Elementary School	0	254
MALC	0	20
Transition Center	0	1