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Anchor Bay High School had the largest enrollment among St. Clair County schools, welcoming 1,740 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, 50.1% of them were boys, and 49.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 87.8% of the Anchor Bay High School total enrollment.

Among the 53 schools in St. Clair County, Port Huron Northern High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,089 students, while Port Huron High School welcomed 988 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.

Anchor Bay High School is part of Anchor Bay School District, which roughly covers schools within St. Clair County, with its main office in Casco.

In the previous school year, Anchor Bay High School also had the largest number of students among St. Clair 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
Anchor Bay High School	Ira	1,740
Port Huron Northern High School	Port Huron	1,089
Port Huron High School	Port Huron	988
Marysville High School	Marysville	806
Landmark Academy	Kimball	726
St. Clair High School	St. Clair	715
Algonac Junior-Senior High School	Clay	644
St. Clair Middle School	St. Clair	614
Marysville Middle School	Marysville	603
Central Middle School	Port Huron	599
Fort Gratiot Middle School	Fort Gratiot	533
Keewahdin Elementary School	Fort Gratiot	510
Yale Senior High School	Yale	509
Gardens Elementary School	Marysville	469
Washington Elementary School	Marysville	460
Algonquin Elementary School	Clay	445
Marine City High School	Marine City	437
Yale Junior High School	Yale	425
Holland Woods Middle School	Port Huron	404
Edison Elementary School	Fort Gratiot	404
H. D. Crull Elementary School	Port Huron	397
Garfield Elementary School	Port Huron	377
Indian Woods Elementary School	Kimball	357
Gearing Elementary School	St. Clair	353
Belle River Elementary School	Marine City	343
Michigamme Elementary School	Port Huron	341
Pine River Elementary School	China	335
Marine City Middle School	Marine City	330
Yale Elementary School	Yale	329
Capac Elementary School	Mussey	326
Memphis Elementary School	Memphis	321
Francois Maconce Elementary School	Ira	319
Morton Elementary School	Marysville	317
Capac Junior-Senior High School	Mussey	298
Roosevelt Elementary School	Port Huron	270
Literacy Academy at Cleveland Elementary	Port Huron	250
STEAM Academy at Woodrow Wilson Elementary	Port Huron	246
Palms Elementary School	Ira	245
Avoca Elementary School	Avoca	243
John F. Farrell-Emmett Elementary School	Emmett	211
Blue Water Middle College Academy	Port Huron	205
Virtual Learning Academyof St. Clair County	Marysville	189
Woodland Developmental Center	Marysville	187
Millside Elementary School	Clay	179
East Shore Leadership Academy	Port Huron	163
Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy	Port Huron	141
Capac Virtual Education Program	Capac	57
St. Clair County Intervention Academy	Port Huron	35
East China Virtual Academy	East China	33
Algonac Alternative Education	Clay	19
Harrison Center	Port Huron	10
Phoenix Alternative School	Yale	6
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