Monroe Review

There were 22,415 students enrolled in Monroe County school districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

The county's data showed that kindergarten had the biggest classes with 1,908 students during the 2022-23 school year, while pre-kindergarten saw the smallest enrollment that year with just 681 students.

Countywide, Monroe Public Schools welcomed the most students during the 2022-23 school year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the article 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 have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

District	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% Change from Previous Year
Monroe Public Schools	4,765	4,614	-3.2
Bedford Public Schools	4,079	3,977	-2.5
Airport Community Schools	2,701	2,809	4
Milan Area Schools	1,962	1,923	-2
Dundee Community Schools	1,774	1,795	1.2
Ida Public School District	1,438	1,440	0.1
Jefferson Schools (Monroe)	1,382	1,357	-1.8
Monroe ISD	1,271	1,212	-4.6
Mason Consolidated Schools (Monroe)	1,043	1,028	-1.4
Whiteford Agricultural School District of the Counties of Lenawee and Monroe	787	807	2.5
Triumph Academy	777	777	0
Summerfield Schools	598	593	-0.8
New Bedford Academy	82	83	1.2