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Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools had the highest enrollment among Huron County districts, welcoming 982 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, 50.3% of them were boys, and 49.7% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 89.5% of the Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools total enrollment.

Among the 13 districts in Huron County, Bad Axe Public Schools ranked second in enrollment numbers with 791 students, while Ubly Community Schools welcomed 629 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.

Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools roughly covers schools within Huron County, with its main office in Pigeon.

In the previous school year, Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools also had the highest number of students among Huron 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
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools	Pigeon	982
Bad Axe Public Schools	Bad Axe	791
Ubly Community Schools	Ubly	629
Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District	Sebewaing	624
Harbor Beach Community Schools	Harbor Beach	483
North Huron School District	Kinde	295
Huron ISD	Bad Axe	260
Caseville Public Schools	Caseville	186
Owendale-Gagetown Area School District	Owendale	136
Sigel Township School District #4F	Harbor Beach	27
Verona Township School District #1F	Bad Axe	27
Sigel Township School District #3F	Bad Axe	25
Colfax Township School District #1F	Bad Axe	20