Monroe Review

There were 17,724 white students enrolled in Monroe County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Monroe County welcomed 20,787 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 85.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 13 districts in Monroe County, Bedford Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 3,546 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Monroe County.

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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

District	% of white Students Enrolled	Total Enrollment
Airport Community Schools	90.2%	2,809
Bedford Public Schools	89.2%	3,977
Dundee Community Schools	92.2%	1,795
Ida Public School District	94.6%	1,440
Jefferson Schools (Monroe)	91%	1,357
Mason Consolidated Schools (Monroe)	86.5%	1,028
Milan Area Schools	83.2%	1,923
Monroe ISD	79.2%	1,212
Monroe Public Schools	72.3%	4,614
New Bedford Academy	62.7%	83
Summerfield Schools	93.4%	593
Triumph Academy	72.6%	777
Whiteford Agricultural School District of the Counties of Lenawee and Monroe	92.3%	807