South Michigan News

There were 22 American Indian students enrolled in Lenawee County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 18.5% 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, 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, Clinton Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 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
Clinton Elementary School	0.5	584
Adrian High School	0.2	804
Tecumseh Middle School	0.3	763
Madison Elementary School	0.3	791
Madison High School	0.4	462
Tecumseh High School	0.1	776
Blissfield Elementary School	0.2	537
Springbrook Middle School	0.2	602
Hudson Middle School	0.5	208
Clinton Middle School	0.4	266
Onsted Community High School	0.3	388
Patterson Intermediate Learning Center	0.6	154
Blissfield Middle School	0.4	252
Addison Middle School	0.6	162
Maurice Spear Campus	3.4	29
Hudson Technology Alternative	0.5	187
Lincoln Elementary School	0	291
Blissfield High School	0	338
Clinton High School	0	358
Addison Elementary School	0	336
Herrick Park Intermediate School	0	168
Alexander Elementary School	0	460
Sutton South Early Learning Center	0	244
Sand Creek High School	0	419
Britton Deerfield Schools - Deerfield Building	0	136
Madison Middle School	0	367
Tecumseh Acres North Early Learning Center	0	309
Addison High School	0	214
Milton C. Porter Education Center	0	116
Michener Elementary School	0	278
Prairie Elementary School	0	201
Lincoln Elementary School	0	450
Gus Harrison Correctional Facility	0	7
Hudson Area Junior-Senior High School	0	473
Morenci Elementary School	0	245
Britton Deerfield Schools - Britton Building	0	238
Tecumseh Virtual Academy	0	68
Adrian Community High School	0	49
Onsted Elementary School	0	531
Onsted Middle School	0	253
Morenci Middle and High School	0	272
Ruth McGregor Elementary School	0	353
JC/LISD Academy: A Regional Middle College	0	55
Clinton Virtual Junior-Senior High School	0	12