Tri-City Sun

There were 1,505 students enrolled in Standish-Sterling Community Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.7% of them were boys, and 49.3% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 95.2% of the Standish-Sterling Community Schools total enrollment.

Standish-Sterling Community Schools covers three schools within Arenac County with its main office in Standish. Among them, Standish-Sterling Central Junior-Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of 694 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
Standish-Sterling Central Elementary School	636
Standish-Sterling Central Junior-Senior High School	694
Sterling Elementary School	175