Ann Arbor Times

There were 6,631 African American 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, African American students comprised 15.5% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 101 schools in Washtenaw County, Huron High School recorded the largest enrollment of African American students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 334 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 African American students enrolment	Total enrollment
Huron Valley Womens	100%	2
Global Technology Academy	70.4%	213
Perry Early Learning Center	62.4%	271
ACCE	61.7%	175
Ypsilanti STEMM Middle College	61.1%	108
Erickson Elementary School	60.5%	271
Ypsilanti Community Middle School	59.2%	456
Holmes Elementary School	57.1%	191
Washtenaw County Youth Center Educational Programs	56.3%	16
ACTech High School	51.9%	459
YPSI Connected Community School	51.4%	74
Arbor Preparatory High School	50.4%	278
Washtenaw Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program	50%	4
Rawsonville Elementary School	49.8%	313
East Arbor Charter Academy	48%	483
Ford Early Learning Center	47.6%	233
Estabrook Elementary School	45.7%	357
South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy	44.4%	631
Pathways to Success Academic Campus	43.6%	163
Fortis Academy	42.7%	681
Correctional Services	33.3%	3
Young Adult Programs	31.1%	180
Scarlett Middle School	30.8%	616
Lincoln Middle School	28.8%	712
Brick Elementary School	28.6%	500
Carpenter School	27.3%	363
Lincoln Senior High School	27.2%	810
Pattengill School	26.7%	206
Bryant Community Elementary School	26.5%	200
Washtenaw International Middle Academy	26.1%	249
Early College Alliance	25.3%	454
Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education	23.6%	386
Ypsilanti International Elementary School	22.8%	416
Mary D. Mitchell School	22.6%	372
Lincoln Consolidated Schools Virtual Academy	22.3%	121
Childs Elementary School	22.3%	493
High Point School	21.4%	70
Washtenaw International High School	20.5%	493
Bishop Elementary School	20%	486
Huron High School	19.7%	1,696
South Arbor Charter Academy	18.3%	800
John Allen School	16.7%	401
Abbot School	16.5%	315
Local-Based Special Education Programs	15.4%	13
Progress Park	15%	20
Tappan Middle School	15%	695
Pittsfield School	14.3%	230
Central Academy	12.6%	509
Pioneer High School	12.6%	1,671
Washtenaw Technical Middle College	11.6%	821
Haisley Elementary School	11.5%	400
Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School	11.1%	614
Forsythe Middle School	11%	635
Multicultural Academy	10.2%	324
Skyline High School	9.5%	1,237
Thurston Elementary School	9.1%	506
Dicken Elementary School	8.8%	320
Clague Middle School	8.3%	696
Burns Park Elementary School	8.2%	477
Slauson Middle School	7.5%	729
Logan Elementary School	7.2%	349
Bach Elementary School	7.2%	334
Uriah H. Lawton School	7.1%	422
Milan Alternative Education	6.9%	29
GEE Compass Academy	5.3%	132
Young Adult Program	5.1%	39
Angell School	5.1%	294
Salem Elementary School	4.3%	371
Eberwhite School	4%	353
Pittsfield Acres Academy	3.7%	81
Community High School	3.5%	513
Whitmore Lake Elementary School	3.2%	401
Saline Alternative High School	3.2%	31
Martin Luther King Elementary School	3.1%	511
Honey Creek Community School	3%	236
Whitmore Lake High School	2.2%	271
Heritage School	2.2%	646
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School	1.9%	474
South Meadows Elementary School	1.9%	476
Mill Creek Middle School	1.9%	525
Ann Arbor Open at Mack School	1.8%	508
Livingston Classical Academy	1.7%	288
Creekside Intermediate School	1.7%	479
Saline Middle School	1.7%	1,017
Lakewood Elementary School	1.6%	258
Wines Elementary School	1.5%	465
Milan Middle School	1.5%	526
Saline High School	1.5%	1,519
Paddock Elementary School	1.4%	279
Wylie Elementary School	1.4%	486
North Creek Elementary School	1.4%	485
Luther C. Klager Elementary School	1.2%	163
Riverside Intermediate School	1.1%	188
Dexter Early Elementary Complex	1.1%	734
Manchester Junior-Senior High School	1%	287
Woodland Meadows Elementary School	0.9%	453
Dexter High School	0.9%	1,053
Harvest Elementary School	0.7%	439
Beach Middle School	0.6%	525
Chelsea High School	0.5%	750
Dexter Alternative School	0%	13