Shelby Review

There were 73,571 white students enrolled in Macomb County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 3% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Macomb County welcomed 116,882 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 62.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 39 districts in Macomb County, Utica Community Schools recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 20,613 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Macomb County.

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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

District	% of white Students Enrolled	Total Enrollment
Academy of Warren	0.2%	802
Armada Area Schools	95.3%	1,746
Arts Academy in the Woods	50%	316
Center Line Preparatory Academy	4.8%	774
Center Line Public Schools	38.2%	2,584
Chippewa Valley Schools	73.7%	14,703
Clintondale Community Schools	24%	1,823
Conner Creek Academy East	0.6%	875
Eastpointe Community Schools	11%	2,261
Fitzgerald Public Schools	19.1%	2,202
Fraser Public Schools	70.9%	4,650
Great Oaks Academy	1.2%	744
Huron Academy	62.3%	644
L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	70.7%	9,414
Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)	72.2%	3,239
Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)	71.3%	4,287
Macomb Academy	58.9%	73
Macomb ISD	54.7%	4,146
Macomb Montessori Academy	2.4%	248
Memphis Community Schools	93.9%	738
Merritt Academy	79.5%	551
Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy	5.8%	741
Mount Clemens Community School District	15.5%	753
Mt. Clemens Montessori Academy	61%	269
New Dawn Academy of Warren	11.8%	76
New Haven Community Schools	69.1%	1,442
Noor International Academy	47.5%	160
Prevail Academy	12.6%	585
Reach Charter Academy	3.1%	577
Richmond Community Schools	89%	1,585
Rising Stars Academy	62%	100
Romeo Community Schools	84.7%	5,185
Roseville Community Schools	44%	4,208
South Lake Schools	26.4%	1,496
Utica Community Schools	80%	25,772
Van Dyke Public Schools	16.8%	2,004
Warren Consolidated Schools	57.6%	12,660
Warren Woods Public Schools	52.1%	3,123