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There were 1,817 students enrolled in Birch Run Area Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.6% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.9% of them were boys, and 49.1% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 90.7% of the Birch Run Area Schools total enrollment.

Birch Run Area Schools covers four schools within Saginaw County with its main office in Birch Run. Among them, North Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 667 students in the 2022-23 school year.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, 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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School	Total Enrollment
Birch Run High School	573
Birch Run Progressive High School	29
Marshall Greene Middle School	548
North Elementary School	667