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Caro Community Schools had the highest enrollment among Tuscola County districts, welcoming 1,383 students during the 2024-25 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 50.9% of them were girls, and 49.1% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 88.5% of the Caro Community Schools total enrollment.

Among the nine districts in Tuscola County, Millington Community Schools ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,102 students, while Cass City Public Schools welcomed 877 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.

Caro Community Schools roughly covers schools within Tuscola County, with its main office in Caro.

In the previous school year, Caro Community Schools also had the highest number of students among Tuscola County schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,427,386 students enrolled in Michigan schools, a figure 4.8% below the pre-pandemic total of 1,499,552 in 2019-20, with white students seeing the largest decline of approximately 3%.

Academic performance in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels. According to the 2024 NAEP results, the share of students reaching the basic benchmark in core subjects is about 10 percentage points lower than in 2019—except for fourth-grade math, which saw a decline of just 2 points.

Achievement gaps between ethnic groups also persist. On average, Hispanic students scored 15 points below white students. The gap was even wider for Black students, who scored about 30 points lower than their white peers.

The 2025 education budget, approved by Gov. Whitmer last July, totals $23.4 billion—$900 million less than the previous year’s budget. K-12 schools are working with $20.6 billion, a reduction from the $21.5 billion allocated in 2024.

However, some school superintendents and educators were concerned about the new budget. "Schools cannot function properly without adequate funding for safety and mental health," stated Rep. David Martin, R-Davison, referring to a significant cut of around $301 million from school safety and mental health programs. Based on the current bill, the program will receive just $26.5 million.

District	City (Main Office)	Total Enrollment
Caro Community Schools	Caro	1,383
Millington Community Schools	Millington	1,102
Cass City Public Schools	Cass City	877
Vassar Public Schools	Vassar	809
Reese Public Schools	Reese	746
Kingston Community School District	Kingston	581
Mayville Community School District	Mayville	532
Tuscola ISD	Caro	432
Akron-Fairgrove Schools	Fairgrove	364