South Michigan News

There were 13,916 students enrolled in Lenawee County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 52.1% of the county student body, while the other 47.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 78.4% of the student body, the highest percentage in Lenawee County schools, followed by 14.7% Hispanic, 4.6% multiracial, 1.8% African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% American Indian and less than 0.1% Hawaiian students.

Tecumseh Middle School had the highest enrollment among Lenawee County's 46 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 900 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.

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	Total enrollment in 2023-24	Total enrollment in 2024-25	% change
Tecumseh Middle School	763	900	18%
Adrian High School	804	804	0%
Madison Elementary School	791	753	-4.8%
Tecumseh High School	776	736	-5.2%
Springbrook Middle School	602	612	1.7%
Clinton Elementary School	584	569	-2.6%
Onsted Elementary School	531	536	0.9%
Blissfield Elementary School	537	528	-1.7%
Hudson Area Junior-Senior High School	473	488	3.2%
Alexander Elementary School	460	468	1.7%
Madison High School	462	439	-5%
Lincoln Elementary School	450	438	-2.7%
Sand Creek High School	419	404	-3.6%
Madison Middle School	367	388	5.7%
Onsted Community High School	388	365	-5.9%
Tecumseh Acres North Early Learning Center	309	360	16.5%
Ruth McGregor Elementary School	353	352	-0.3%
Clinton High School	358	341	-4.7%
Sutton South Early Learning Center	244	330	35.2%
Addison Elementary School	336	328	-2.4%
Blissfield High School	338	320	-5.3%
Clinton Middle School	266	282	6%
Lincoln Elementary School	291	280	-3.8%
Morenci Middle and High School	272	269	-1.1%
Michener Elementary School	278	266	-4.3%
Blissfield Middle School	252	263	4.4%
Onsted Middle School	253	243	-4%
Hudson Technology Alternative	187	243	29.9%
Morenci Elementary School	245	227	-7.3%
Britton Deerfield Schools - Britton Building	238	208	-12.6%
Hudson Middle School	208	199	-4.3%
Addison High School	214	190	-11.2%
Prairie Elementary School	201	187	-7%
Addison Middle School	162	164	1.2%
Britton Deerfield Schools - Deerfield Building	136	130	-4.4%
Milton C. Porter Education Center	116	125	7.8%
Tecumseh Virtual Academy	68	61	-10.3%
JC/LISD Academy: A Regional Middle College	55	46	-16.4%
Adrian Community High School	49	40	-18.4%
Maurice Spear Campus	29	21	-27.6%
Clinton Virtual Junior-Senior High School	12	8	-33.3%
Gus Harrison Correctional Facility	7	5	-28.6%
Herrick Park Intermediate School	168	--	--
Patterson Intermediate Learning Center	154	--	--