Ann Arbor Times

Pioneer High School had the highest enrollment among Washtenaw County schools, welcoming 1,700 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.6% of them were boys, and 48.4% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 53.6% of the Pioneer High School total enrollment.

Among the 102 schools in Washtenaw County, Huron High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,635 students, while Saline High School welcomed 1,605 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Pioneer High School is part of Ann Arbor Public Schools, which roughly covers schools within Washtenaw County, with its main office in Ann Arbor.

In the previous school year, Pioneer High School also had the highest number of students among Washtenaw County schools.

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	City	Total School Enrollment
Pioneer High School	Ann Arbor	1,700
Huron High School	Ann Arbor	1,635
Saline High School	Saline	1,605
Skyline High School	Ann Arbor	1,315
Dexter High School	Dexter	1,116
Saline Middle School	Saline	1,113
Lincoln Senior High School	Ypsilanti	927
South Arbor Charter Academy	Ypsilanti	801
Chelsea High School	Chelsea	783
Washtenaw Technical Middle College	Ann Arbor	776
Dexter Early Elementary Complex	Dexter	760
Slauson Middle School	Ann Arbor	736
Lincoln Middle School	Ypsilanti	734
Clague Middle School	Ann Arbor	718
Tappan Middle School	Ann Arbor	680
Heritage School	Saline	655
Fortis Academy	Ypsilanti	638
South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy	Ypsilanti	636
Scarlett Middle School	Ann Arbor	615
Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School	Ann Arbor	601
Forsythe Middle School	Ann Arbor	578
Beach Middle School	Chelsea	542
Washtenaw International High School	Ypsilanti	540
Central Academy	Ann Arbor	530
Ann Arbor Open at Mack School	Ann Arbor	517
Creekside Intermediate School	Dexter	513
Martin Luther King Elementary School	Ann Arbor	508
Community High School	Ann Arbor	506
Mill Creek Middle School	Dexter	505
Childs Elementary School	Ypsilanti	496
Thurston Elementary School	Ann Arbor	495
Burns Park Elementary School	Ann Arbor	487
East Arbor Charter Academy	Ypsilanti	483
Bishop Elementary School	Ypsilanti	481
Brick Elementary School	Ypsilanti	478
North Creek Elementary School	Chelsea	477
South Meadows Elementary School	Chelsea	471
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School	Saline	466
Woodland Meadows Elementary School	Saline	458
Ypsilanti Community Middle School	Ypsilanti	454
Wylie Elementary School	Dexter	454
Early College Alliance	Ypsilanti	451
ACTech High School	Ypsilanti	449
Carpenter School	Ann Arbor	445
Uriah H. Lawton School	Ann Arbor	438
Milan Middle School	Milan	436
Harvest Elementary School	Saline	435
Mary D. Mitchell School	Ann Arbor	432
Wines Elementary School	Ann Arbor	401
Paddock Elementary School	Milan	389
John Allen School	Ann Arbor	381
Manchester Junior-Senior High School	Manchester	376
Whitmore Lake Elementary School	Whitmore Lake	371
Haisley Elementary School	Ann Arbor	369
Logan Elementary School	Ann Arbor	362
Ypsilanti International Elementary School	Ypsilanti	357
Eberwhite School	Ann Arbor	352
Salem Elementary School	Northville	346
Bach Elementary School	Ann Arbor	344
Abbot School	Ann Arbor	326
Rawsonville Elementary School	Ypsilanti	315
Angell School	Ann Arbor	298
Dicken Elementary School	Ann Arbor	291
Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education	Ann Arbor	287
Estabrook Elementary School	Ypsilanti	282
Arbor Preparatory High School	Ypsilanti	280
Erickson Elementary School	Ypsilanti	269
Holmes Elementary School	Ypsilanti	265
Livingston Classical Academy	Whitmore Lake	265
Lakewood Elementary School	Ann Arbor	265
Perry Early Learning Center	Ypsilanti	261
Pathways to Success Academic Campus	Ann Arbor	259
Whitmore Lake High School	Whitmore Lake	254
Honey Creek Community School	Ypsilanti	251
Pittsfield School	Ann Arbor	237
Bryant Community Elementary School	Ann Arbor	226
Pattengill School	Ann Arbor	221
Global Technology Academy	Ypsilanti	207
Ford Early Learning Center	Ypsilanti	193
Washtenaw International Middle Academy	Ypsilanti	192
Multicultural Academy	Ann Arbor	191
Riverside Intermediate School	Manchester	188
Young Adult Programs	Ann Arbor	187
Luther C. Klager Elementary School	Manchester	175
ACCE	Ypsilanti	158
Lincoln Consolidated Schools Virtual Academy	Ypsilanti	128
YPSI Connected Community School	Ypsilanti	122
Ypsilanti STEMM Middle College	Ypsilanti	112
High Point School	Ann Arbor	65
Young Adult Program	Saline	39
Saline Alternative High School	Saline	34
WSC Academy Ypsilanti Campus	Ypsilanti	34
Progress Park	Ann Arbor	26
Pittsfield Acres Academy	--	21
Milan Alternative Education	Milan	17
Dexter Alternative School	Dexter	16
Local-Based Special Education Programs	Ann Arbor	15
Washtenaw County Youth Center Educational Programs	Ann Arbor	15
Washtenaw Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program	Ann Arbor	6
Center for Forensic Psychiatry	Ann Arbor	4
Correctional Services	Ann Arbor	3
Huron Valley Womens	Ypsilanti	2