Ann Arbor Times

There were 4,295 multiracial students enrolled in Washtenaw County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 3% more 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, multiracial students comprised 10% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 101 schools in Washtenaw County, Huron High School recorded the largest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 213 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Correctional Services	33.3%	3
YPSI Connected Community School	23%	74
Progress Park	20%	20
Martin Luther King Elementary School	18.2%	511
Carpenter School	17.6%	363
Washtenaw International Middle Academy	16.5%	249
Childs Elementary School	16%	493
East Arbor Charter Academy	15.9%	483
Pittsfield School	15.7%	230
Fortis Academy	15.6%	681
Bryant Community Elementary School	15.5%	200
Brick Elementary School	15.4%	500
Mary D. Mitchell School	15.3%	372
Holmes Elementary School	15.2%	191
Ann Arbor Open at Mack School	15.2%	508
Erickson Elementary School	15.1%	271
Ypsilanti International Elementary School	15.1%	416
Bishop Elementary School	15%	486
Uriah H. Lawton School	14.7%	422
Abbot School	14.3%	315
Lincoln Middle School	14.3%	712
Eberwhite School	14.2%	353
South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy	13.8%	631
Honey Creek Community School	13.6%	236
Angell School	13.6%	294
Scarlett Middle School	13.3%	616
Bach Elementary School	13.2%	334
Tappan Middle School	13.1%	695
Ann Arbor STEAM at Northside School	12.9%	614
Huron High School	12.6%	1,696
Haisley Elementary School	12.5%	400
Ford Early Learning Center	12.4%	233
Lakewood Elementary School	12.4%	258
Pathways to Success Academic Campus	12.3%	163
Ypsilanti Community Middle School	12.3%	456
Early College Alliance	12.3%	454
Perry Early Learning Center	12.2%	271
South Arbor Charter Academy	12.1%	800
Logan Elementary School	12%	349
Clague Middle School	11.8%	696
Lincoln Consolidated Schools Virtual Academy	11.6%	121
Lincoln Senior High School	11.6%	810
Forsythe Middle School	11.5%	635
Arbor Preparatory High School	11.5%	278
Dicken Elementary School	11.3%	320
Washtenaw International High School	11.2%	493
Skyline High School	11.1%	1,237
John Allen School	11%	401
Burns Park Elementary School	10.9%	477
Wines Elementary School	10.8%	465
Slauson Middle School	10.6%	729
Washtenaw Alliance for Virtual Education	10.4%	386
ACCE	10.3%	175
Pioneer High School	10.3%	1,671
Thurston Elementary School	10.1%	506
High Point School	10%	70
Community High School	9.7%	513
Heritage School	9.6%	646
Woodland Meadows Elementary School	9.5%	453
Young Adult Programs	9.4%	180
Estabrook Elementary School	9%	357
Paddock Elementary School	9%	279
Pattengill School	8.3%	206
Ypsilanti STEMM Middle College	8.3%	108
Harvest Elementary School	8.2%	439
Saline Middle School	7.6%	1,017
Whitmore Lake Elementary School	7.5%	401
Pleasant Ridge Elementary School	7.4%	474
Washtenaw Technical Middle College	7.2%	821
Milan Middle School	7%	526
Rawsonville Elementary School	6.7%	313
Saline Alternative High School	6.5%	31
Salem Elementary School	6.5%	371
North Creek Elementary School	6.4%	485
ACTech High School	6.3%	459
Saline High School	6.1%	1,519
Livingston Classical Academy	5.9%	288
Whitmore Lake High School	5.9%	271
South Meadows Elementary School	5%	476
Beach Middle School	4.8%	525
Chelsea High School	4.4%	750
Luther C. Klager Elementary School	4.3%	163
Riverside Intermediate School	4.3%	188
Global Technology Academy	3.8%	213
Dexter Early Elementary Complex	3.7%	734
Milan Alternative Education	3.4%	29
Dexter High School	3.2%	1,053
Manchester Junior-Senior High School	3.1%	287
Young Adult Program	2.6%	39
Mill Creek Middle School	1.3%	525
Pittsfield Acres Academy	1.2%	81
GEE Compass Academy	0.8%	132
Creekside Intermediate School	0.8%	479
Wylie Elementary School	0.8%	486
Dexter Alternative School	0%	13
Huron Valley Womens	0%	2
Washtenaw Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program	0%	4
Local-Based Special Education Programs	0%	13
Washtenaw County Youth Center Educational Programs	0%	16
Central Academy	0%	509
Multicultural Academy	0%	324