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There were 1,134 multiracial students enrolled in St. Clair 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 St. Clair County welcomed 20,552 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 5.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 53 schools in St. Clair County, Port Huron High School recorded the largest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 117 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Harrison Center	20%	10
East Shore Leadership Academy	19%	163
Roosevelt Elementary School	18.5%	270
Literacy Academy at Cleveland Elementary	16.8%	250
STEAM Academy at Woodrow Wilson Elementary	15.9%	246
Garfield Elementary School	14.9%	377
St. Clair County Intervention Academy	14.3%	35
Holland Woods Middle School	13.6%	404
Central Middle School	12.5%	599
H. D. Crull Elementary School	12.1%	397
Port Huron High School	11.8%	988
Landmark Academy	10.6%	726
Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy	9.2%	141
Michigamme Elementary School	9.1%	341
Francois Maconce Elementary School	8.8%	319
Indian Woods Elementary School	8.4%	357
Morton Elementary School	6.6%	317
Keewahdin Elementary School	6.1%	510
Port Huron Northern High School	5.4%	1,089
Fort Gratiot Middle School	5.1%	533
Edison Elementary School	4.5%	404
Yale Junior High School	4.2%	425
Marysville Middle School	4.1%	603
Washington Elementary School	3.7%	460
Anchor Bay High School	3.7%	1,740
Blue Water Middle College Academy	3.4%	205
Avoca Elementary School	3.3%	243
Gardens Elementary School	3.2%	469
John F. Farrell-Emmett Elementary School	2.8%	211
Yale Elementary School	2.7%	329
Woodland Developmental Center	2.7%	187
Memphis Elementary School	2.5%	321
Yale Senior High School	2.4%	509
Belle River Elementary School	2%	343
Marysville High School	1.9%	806
Palms Elementary School	1.6%	245
Pine River Elementary School	1.5%	335
St. Clair High School	1.5%	715
Marine City High School	1.4%	437
Algonquin Elementary School	1.3%	445
Capac Junior-Senior High School	1.3%	298
St. Clair Middle School	1.3%	614
Capac Elementary School	1.2%	326
Virtual Learning Academyof St. Clair County	1.1%	189
Algonac Junior-Senior High School	0.9%	644
Marine City Middle School	0.9%	330
Gearing Elementary School	0.6%	353
Millside Elementary School	0.6%	179
Capac Virtual Education Program	0%	57
East China Virtual Academy	0%	33
Algonac Alternative Education	0%	19
Phoenix Alternative School	0%	6
	0%	2