Monroe Review

There were 2,535 white students enrolled in Airport Community Schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 4.1% increase compared to the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Airport Community Schools welcomed 2,809 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students made up 90.2% of the student body, making them the most represented ethnicity in the district.

Airport Community Schools roughly covers nine schools within Monroe County and has its main office in Carleton.

Among the nine schools in Airport Community Schools, Airport Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 701 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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total White Students	White %
2022-23	2,809	2,535	90.2%
2021-22	2,701	2,436	90.2%
2020-21	2,605	2,375	91.2%
2019-20	2,614	2,341	89.6%
2018-19	2,633	2,371	90%
2017-18	2,560	2,317	90.5%
2016-17	2,488	2,261	90.9%
2015-16	2,471	2,244	90.8%