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There were 24 Asian students enrolled in Huron County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 7.7% 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, Asian students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Huron County, Bad Axe High School and Harbor Beach Community High School recorded the largest enrollment of Asian students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of six 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Big Burning School	5%	20
Harbor Beach Community High School	2.8%	218
Bad Axe High School	1.8%	336
Bad Axe Middle School	1.8%	227
Harbor Beach Middle School	1%	100
Laker High School	0.9%	339
Bad Axe Elementary School	0.5%	191
Ubly Community Junior-Senior High School	0.3%	305
Unionville-Sebewaing High School	0.3%	366
North Huron School	0%	295
Huron Learning Center	0%	43
Laker Middle School	0%	225
Caseville Public School	0%	186
Ascent High School	0%	37
Harbor Beach Elementary School	0%	165
Unionville-Sebewaing Elementary School	0%	250
Owendale-Gagetown Junior/Senior High School	0%	69
Ubly Community Elementary School	0%	308
Eccles School	0%	27
Adams Elementary School	0%	25
Owendale-Gagetown Elementary School	0%	67
Verona Mills School	0%	27
Laker Elementary School	0%	418