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There were 3,941 white students enrolled in Huron County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 2.8% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Huron County welcomed 4,244 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 92.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Huron County, Laker Elementary School recorded the largest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 369 students.

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	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Eccles School	100%	27
Ubly Community Junior-Senior High School	97.7%	305
Harbor Beach Elementary School	97%	165
Ubly Community Elementary School	96.1%	308
Unionville-Sebewaing Elementary School	94.8%	250
Bad Axe High School	94.3%	336
Owendale-Gagetown Elementary School	94%	67
Unionville-Sebewaing High School	93.7%	366
North Huron School	93.6%	295
Harbor Beach Community High School	93.1%	218
Bad Axe Middle School	92.5%	227
Harbor Beach Middle School	92%	100
Caseville Public School	91.4%	186
Laker Middle School	91.1%	225
Bad Axe Elementary School	91.1%	191
Big Burning School	90%	20
Laker High School	90%	339
Ascent High School	89.2%	37
Verona Mills School	88.9%	27
Owendale-Gagetown Junior/Senior High School	88.4%	69
Huron Learning Center	88.4%	43
Laker Elementary School	88.3%	418
Adams Elementary School	88%	25