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There were 945 Hispanic students enrolled in St. Clair County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 0.3% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 4.6% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 53 schools in St. Clair County, Port Huron High School recorded the largest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 89 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Capac Junior-Senior High School	17.8%	298
Phoenix Alternative School	16.7%	6
Capac Elementary School	12.6%	326
Literacy Academy at Cleveland Elementary	10.8%	250
Capac Virtual Education Program	10.5%	57
Harrison Center	10%	10
Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy	9.2%	141
Holland Woods Middle School	9.2%	404
Port Huron High School	9%	988
St. Clair County Intervention Academy	8.6%	35
Francois Maconce Elementary School	8.5%	319
Roosevelt Elementary School	8.5%	270
Landmark Academy	8.4%	726
Central Middle School	7.5%	599
Michigamme Elementary School	7%	341
H. D. Crull Elementary School	6.8%	397
Woodland Developmental Center	5.9%	187
Port Huron Northern High School	5.8%	1,089
Virtual Learning Academyof St. Clair County	5.3%	189
Keewahdin Elementary School	5.1%	510
Avoca Elementary School	4.9%	243
Garfield Elementary School	4.5%	377
East Shore Leadership Academy	4.3%	163
Pine River Elementary School	4.2%	335
Indian Woods Elementary School	3.9%	357
Yale Senior High School	3.9%	509
Morton Elementary School	3.8%	317
Washington Elementary School	3.7%	460
STEAM Academy at Woodrow Wilson Elementary	3.7%	246
Marysville Middle School	3.6%	603
Fort Gratiot Middle School	3.4%	533
Anchor Bay High School	3.3%	1,740
East China Virtual Academy	3%	33
Blue Water Middle College Academy	2.9%	205
Gearing Elementary School	2.8%	353
Yale Junior High School	2.6%	425
Marysville High School	2.4%	806
St. Clair Middle School	2.1%	614
Belle River Elementary School	2%	343
Edison Elementary School	2%	404
Algonquin Elementary School	2%	445
Memphis Elementary School	1.9%	321
John F. Farrell-Emmett Elementary School	1.9%	211
Marine City High School	1.6%	437
Yale Elementary School	1.5%	329
Marine City Middle School	1.5%	330
St. Clair High School	1.4%	715
Gardens Elementary School	1.3%	469
Millside Elementary School	1.1%	179
Algonac Junior-Senior High School	1.1%	644
Palms Elementary School	0.4%	245
Algonac Alternative Education	0%	19
	0%	2