South Michigan News

There were 27 American Indian students enrolled in Lenawee County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 27% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Lenawee County welcomed 14,407 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 44 schools in Lenawee County, Adrian High School and Madison Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of three students.

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	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Adrian High School	0.4	781
Madison Elementary School	0.4	808
Tecumseh High School	0.3	800
Madison High School	0.4	445
Sutton South Early Learning Center	0.8	260
Onsted Community High School	0.5	389
Hudson Area Junior-Senior High School	0.5	438
Tecumseh Middle School	0.1	793
Blissfield Elementary School	0.2	536
Clinton Elementary School	0.2	581
Patterson Intermediate Learning Center	0.6	175
Milton C. Porter Education Center	0.8	121
Blissfield Middle School	0.4	242
Hudson Middle School	0.5	200
Addison Middle School	0.6	161
Michener Elementary School	0.4	284
Maurice Spear Campus	3.8	26
Onsted Middle School	0.4	284
Springbrook Middle School	0	641
Lincoln Elementary School	0	319
Alexander Elementary School	0	472
Sand Creek High School	0	425
Blissfield High School	0	350
Addison Elementary School	0	324
Clinton High School	0	385
Tecumseh Acres North Early Learning Center	0	303
Clinton Middle School	0	262
Britton Deerfield Schools - Deerfield Building	0	151
Lincoln Elementary School	0	435
Addison High School	0	232
Herrick Park Intermediate School	0	164
Madison Middle School	0	380
Prairie Elementary School	0	224
Adrian Community High School	0	46
Britton Deerfield Schools - Britton Building	0	237
Hudson Technology Alternative	0	171
Ruth McGregor Elementary School	0	357
Morenci Middle and High School	0	289
Tecumseh Virtual Academy	0	60
Gus Harrison Correctional Facility	0	1
Onsted Elementary School	0	527
Morenci Elementary School	0	243
JC/LISD Academy: A Regional Middle College	0	70
Clinton Virtual Junior-Senior High School	0	15