Tri-City Sun

There were 1,921 students enrolled in Arenac County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.7% of the county student body, while the other 48.3% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 94.2% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Arenac County schools, followed by 2.8% of Hispanic students, 1.6% of multiracial students, 0.7% of African American students, 0.5% of American Indian students and 0.3% of Asian students.

Standish-Sterling Central Junior-Senior High School had the highest enrollment among Arenac County's seven schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 694 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	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Standish-Sterling Central Junior-Senior High School	692	694	0.3
Standish-Sterling Central Elementary School	609	636	4.4
Au Gres-Sims Elementary School	204	180	-11.8
Sterling Elementary School	184	175	-4.9
Au Gres-Sims High School	126	141	11.9
Au Gres-Sims Middle School	94	95	1.1