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There were 70 American Indian students enrolled in St. Clair County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.5% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that St. Clair County welcomed 21,454 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 55 schools in St. Clair County, Anchor Bay High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 10 students.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Anchor Bay High School	0.5	1,833
Algonac Junior-Senior High School	1.3	672
Marysville Middle School	1	616
Port Huron Northern High School	0.4	1,169
Landmark Academy	0.5	850
Holland Woods Middle School	1	420
St. Clair High School	0.4	767
Port Huron High School	0.3	1,100
H. D. Crull Elementary School	0.8	358
St. Clair Middle School	0.5	643
Roosevelt Elementary School	1.1	276
Francois Maconce Elementary School	0.7	303
Central Middle School	0.3	629
Marine City Middle School	0.7	292
Keewahdin Elementary School	0.2	487
Fort Gratiot Middle School	0.2	584
Capac Junior-Senior High School	0.3	336
Morton Elementary School	0.3	322
Gearing Elementary School	0.3	365
Algonquin Elementary School	0.2	466
Capac Elementary School	0.3	342
Literacy Academy at Cleveland Elementary	0.4	278
STEAM Academy at Woodrow Wilson Elementary	0.5	207
Indian Woods Elementary School	0.3	365
Millside Elementary School	0.5	194
Yale Senior High School	0	551
Marysville High School	0	769
Memphis Elementary School	0	325
Yale Junior High School	0	381
Marine City High School	0	523
Woodland Developmental Center	0	186
Blue Water Middle College Academy	0	255
Edison Elementary School	0	418
Avoca Elementary School	0	252
Gardens Elementary School	0	480
Riverview East High School	0	25
East Shore Leadership Academy	0	183
Garfield Elementary School	0	343
Michigamme Elementary School	0	387
Port Huron Schools Phoenix Academy	0	162
St. Clair County Intervention Academy	0	41
Virtual Learning Academyof St. Clair County	0	135
Belle River Elementary School	0	376
Pine River Elementary School	0	379
Compass Pointe	0	24
Port Huron Schools Virtual School	0	18
Washington Elementary School	0	449
Palms Elementary School	0	237
Capac Virtual Education Program	0	56
Yale Elementary School	0	341
John F. Farrell-Emmett Elementary School	0	201
Phoenix Alternative School	0	15
East China Virtual Academy	0	45
Harrison Center	0	5
Algonac Alternative Education	0	18