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There were 17,518 white students enrolled in St. Clair County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 2.5% 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, white students comprised 85.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 53 schools in St. Clair County, Anchor Bay High School recorded the largest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 1,528 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
	100%	2
Palms Elementary School	98%	245
East China Virtual Academy	97%	33
Marine City Middle School	97%	330
Marine City High School	97%	437
Algonac Junior-Senior High School	96.6%	644
Millside Elementary School	96.1%	179
Algonquin Elementary School	95.5%	445
Yale Elementary School	95.4%	329
John F. Farrell-Emmett Elementary School	95.3%	211
Algonac Alternative Education	94.7%	19
Gardens Elementary School	94.5%	469
Memphis Elementary School	94.4%	321
Gearing Elementary School	94.3%	353
Belle River Elementary School	94.2%	343
St. Clair High School	94.1%	715
Marysville High School	93.8%	806
Pine River Elementary School	93.4%	335
St. Clair Middle School	93.3%	614
Yale Senior High School	92.7%	509
Washington Elementary School	92.4%	460
Yale Junior High School	92.2%	425
Marysville Middle School	91.4%	603
Edison Elementary School	91.3%	404
Blue Water Middle College Academy	91.2%	205
Fort Gratiot Middle School	89.7%	533
Capac Virtual Education Program	89.5%	57
Avoca Elementary School	89.3%	243
Anchor Bay High School	87.8%	1,740
Morton Elementary School	87.4%	317
Keewahdin Elementary School	86.9%	510
Virtual Learning Academyof St. Clair County	85.7%	189
Port Huron Northern High School	85.3%	1,089
Indian Woods Elementary School	85.2%	357
Capac Elementary School	85%	326
Woodland Developmental Center	84%	187
Phoenix Alternative School	83.3%	6
Michigamme Elementary School	80.9%	341
Francois Maconce Elementary School	79.3%	319
Capac Junior-Senior High School	78.9%	298
Landmark Academy	74.8%	726
Garfield Elementary School	72.1%	377
H. D. Crull Elementary School	71.3%	397
Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy	68.1%	141
Holland Woods Middle School	67.8%	404
Central Middle School	66.6%	599
Port Huron High School	63.8%	988
STEAM Academy at Woodrow Wilson Elementary	63%	246
East Shore Leadership Academy	62%	163
Roosevelt Elementary School	57.4%	270
St. Clair County Intervention Academy	51.4%	35
Literacy Academy at Cleveland Elementary	46.4%	250
Harrison Center	30%	10