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Meachum Elementary School had the largest enrollment among Tuscola County schools, welcoming 476 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, 52.1% of them were boys, and 47.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 97.3% of the Meachum Elementary School total enrollment.

Among the 25 schools in Tuscola County, Cass City Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 459 students, while Vassar Senior High School welcomed 427 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.

Meachum Elementary School is part of Millington Community Schools, which roughly covers schools within Tuscola County, with its main office in Millington.

In the previous school year, Cass City Elementary School had the largest 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.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Meachum Elementary School	Millington	476
Cass City Elementary School	Cass City	459
Vassar Senior High School	Vassar	427
Cass City Junior and Senior High School	Cass City	418
Caro High School	Caro	411
Central School	Vassar	366
Millington High School	Millington	358
Reese Elementary School	Reese	328
McComb Elementary School	Caro	321
Kingston Elementary School	Kingston	319
Caro Middle School	Caro	305
Schall Elementary School	Caro	295
Mayville Middle High School	Mayville	284
Kingston High School	Kingston	262
Reese High School	Reese	254
Mayville Elementary School	Mayville	248
Millington Junior High School	Millington	240
Akron-Fairgrove Junior-Senior High School	Fairgrove	181
Akron-Fairgrove Elementary School	Akron	179
Reese Middle School	Reese	161
Highland Pines School	Caro	127
Caro Alternative High School	Caro	33
MALC	Millington	19
Pioneer Work and Learn Center	Vassar	15
Akron-Fairgrove Schools Academic Learning Center	Fairgrove	4