South Michigan News

There were 278 African American students enrolled in Lenawee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.4% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Lenawee County welcomed 14,206 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 2% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 44 schools in Lenawee County, Adrian High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 38 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 African American students enrolment	Total enrollment
Adrian High School	4.7	804
Madison Elementary School	3.4	791
Michener Elementary School	9.7	278
Springbrook Middle School	4.2	602
Madison Middle School	6.5	367
Madison High School	4.3	462
Lincoln Elementary School	4.5	291
Tecumseh Middle School	1.4	763
Alexander Elementary School	1.7	460
Prairie Elementary School	4	201
Clinton High School	2	358
Tecumseh High School	0.8	776
Lincoln Elementary School	1.1	450
Sutton South Early Learning Center	2	244
Onsted Community High School	1.3	388
Gus Harrison Correctional Facility	71.4	7
Tecumseh Acres North Early Learning Center	1.3	309
Hudson Area Junior-Senior High School	0.8	473
Sand Creek High School	0.7	419
Morenci Elementary School	1.2	245
Britton Deerfield Schools - Britton Building	1.3	238
Maurice Spear Campus	10.3	29
Clinton Elementary School	0.3	584
Addison Elementary School	0.6	336
Hudson Technology Alternative	1.1	187
Addison High School	0.9	214
Hudson Middle School	1	208
Tecumseh Virtual Academy	2.9	68
Blissfield High School	0.6	338
Milton C. Porter Education Center	1.7	116
Adrian Community High School	4.1	49
Blissfield Elementary School	0.2	537
Patterson Intermediate Learning Center	0.6	154
Clinton Middle School	0.4	266
Britton Deerfield Schools - Deerfield Building	0.7	136
Blissfield Middle School	0.4	252
Addison Middle School	0.6	162
Onsted Elementary School	0	531
Onsted Middle School	0	253
Morenci Middle and High School	0	272
Ruth McGregor Elementary School	0	353
Herrick Park Intermediate School	0	168
JC/LISD Academy: A Regional Middle College	0	55
Clinton Virtual Junior-Senior High School	0	12