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Laker Elementary School had the largest enrollment among Huron County schools, welcoming 418 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, 50.2% of them were girls, and 49.8% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 88.3% of the Laker Elementary School total enrollment.

Among the 23 schools in Huron County, Unionville-Sebewaing High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 366 students, while Laker High School welcomed 339 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.

Laker Elementary School is part of Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools, which roughly covers schools within Huron County, with its main office in Pigeon.

In the previous school year, Laker Elementary School also had the largest 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.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Laker Elementary School	Pigeon	418
Unionville-Sebewaing High School	Sebewaing	366
Laker High School	Pigeon	339
Bad Axe High School	Bad Axe	336
Ubly Community Elementary School	Ubly	308
Ubly Community Junior-Senior High School	Ubly	305
North Huron School	Kinde	295
Unionville-Sebewaing Elementary School	Unionville	250
Bad Axe Middle School	Bad Axe	227
Laker Middle School	Pigeon	225
Harbor Beach Community High School	Harbor Beach	218
Bad Axe Elementary School	Bad Axe	191
Caseville Public School	Caseville	186
Harbor Beach Elementary School	Harbor Beach	165
Harbor Beach Middle School	Harbor Beach	100
Owendale-Gagetown Junior/Senior High School	Owendale	69
Owendale-Gagetown Elementary School	Owendale	67
Huron Learning Center	Bad Axe	43
Ascent High School	Bad Axe	37
Verona Mills School	Bad Axe	27
Eccles School	Harbor Beach	27
Adams Elementary School	Bad Axe	25
Big Burning School	Bad Axe	20