Ann Arbor Times

There were 24,480 white students enrolled in Washtenaw County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 1.4% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Washtenaw County welcomed 42,808 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 57.2% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 101 schools in Washtenaw County, Saline High School recorded the largest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 1,263 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
Mill Creek Middle School	92.8%	525
Riverside Intermediate School	92.6%	188
Dexter High School	92.3%	1,053
Dexter Alternative School	92.3%	13
Creekside Intermediate School	91.6%	479
Manchester Junior-Senior High School	90.9%	287
Beach Middle School	90.3%	525
South Meadows Elementary School	89.3%	476
Wylie Elementary School	88.9%	486
Dexter Early Elementary Complex	88.8%	734
Luther C. Klager Elementary School	88.3%	163
Chelsea High School	88%	750
Saline Alternative High School	87.1%	31
North Creek Elementary School	86.2%	485
Milan Alternative Education	86.2%	29
Whitmore Lake High School	84.9%	271
Livingston Classical Academy	84.7%	288
Whitmore Lake Elementary School	84%	401
Milan Middle School	84%	526
Saline High School	83.1%	1,519
Young Adult Program	82.1%	39
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School	81.9%	474
Saline Middle School	80.9%	1,017
Paddock Elementary School	80.6%	279
Woodland Meadows Elementary School	79%	453
GEE Compass Academy	78.8%	132
Pittsfield Acres Academy	77.8%	81
Heritage School	77.2%	646
Salem Elementary School	75.2%	371
Community High School	75.2%	513
Wines Elementary School	73.8%	465
Harvest Elementary School	73.3%	439
Central Academy	72.1%	509
Ann Arbor Open at Mack School	69.9%	508
Washtenaw Technical Middle College	69.3%	821
Local-Based Special Education Programs	69.2%	13
Honey Creek Community School	69.1%	236
Eberwhite School	69.1%	353
Bach Elementary School	66.5%	334
Multicultural Academy	64.8%	324
Dicken Elementary School	61.3%	320
Burns Park Elementary School	60.6%	477
Progress Park	60%	20
Skyline High School	58.4%	1,237
Forsythe Middle School	57.5%	635
Abbot School	56.2%	315
Slauson Middle School	55.4%	729
Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education	55.4%	386
Haisley Elementary School	55.3%	400
Angell School	54.8%	294
High Point School	54.3%	70
Childs Elementary School	53.5%	493
Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School	53.3%	614
John Allen School	52.9%	401
Pioneer High School	52.2%	1,671
Lincoln Senior High School	51.9%	810
Tappan Middle School	51.4%	695
Ypsilanti International Elementary School	51.2%	416
Lincoln Consolidated Schools Virtual Academy	50.4%	121
Washtenaw Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program	50%	4
Uriah H. Lawton School	49.1%	422
Lincoln Middle School	48%	712
Bishop Elementary School	47.5%	486
Logan Elementary School	47%	349
Young Adult Programs	46.7%	180
Early College Alliance	46%	454
Thurston Elementary School	44.9%	506
South Arbor Charter Academy	44.9%	800
Brick Elementary School	44.8%	500
Washtenaw County Youth Center Educational Programs	43.8%	16
Lakewood Elementary School	43.4%	258
Washtenaw International Middle Academy	41.8%	249
Pittsfield School	41.7%	230
Clague Middle School	40.9%	696
Pattengill School	39.8%	206
Bryant Community Elementary School	37.5%	200
Mary D. Mitchell School	37.4%	372
Carpenter School	37.2%	363
Rawsonville Elementary School	36.1%	313
Huron High School	34.5%	1,696
Washtenaw International High School	31.6%	493
Scarlett Middle School	28.9%	616
Martin Luther King Elementary School	28.4%	511
Pathways to Success Academic Campus	28.2%	163
East Arbor Charter Academy	21.3%	483
South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy	21.1%	631
Holmes Elementary School	19.9%	191
Arbor Preparatory High School	19.8%	278
ACCE	18.3%	175
YPSI Connected Community School	17.6%	74
Ypsilanti STEMM Middle College	16.7%	108
Erickson Elementary School	16.6%	271
Estabrook Elementary School	14.6%	357
Perry Early Learning Center	14%	271
Ford Early Learning Center	12.4%	233
Fortis Academy	10.6%	681
ACTech High School	10.5%	459
Ypsilanti Community Middle School	9.9%	456
Global Technology Academy	6.1%	213
Correctional Services	0%	3
Huron Valley Womens	0%	2