Monroe Review

There were 59 American Indian students enrolled in Monroe County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.3% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Monroe County welcomed 20,785 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 52 schools in Monroe County, Triumph Academy, Ida Elementary School, and Mason Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of five 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 have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Triumph Academy	0.6	777
Ida Elementary School	0.9	562
Mason Senior High School	1.4	345
Milan High School	0.5	568
Dundee Elementary School	0.4	851
Orchard Center High School	1	292
Bedford Senior High School	0.2	1,294
Clayton H. Symons Elementary School	0.5	388
Monroe High School	0.2	1,304
Jefferson High School	0.4	462
Monroe Middle School	0.3	653
Dundee Community High School	0.4	490
Arborwood Elementary School	0.5	435
Whiteford High School	0.7	267
Jefferson Middle School	0.5	400
Mason Central School	0.5	424
Joseph C. Sterling Elementary School	0.6	320
Summerfield Junior-Senior High School	0.8	262
Jackman Road Elementary School	0.2	597
Ida Middle School	0.2	494
Custer Elementary School	0.1	741
Raisinville School	0.2	435
Monroe County Education Center	0.8	118
Manor Elementary School	0.2	424
Waterloo Elementary School	0.4	281
Mason Middle School	0.4	248
New Bedford Academy	1.2	83
Airport Center for Education	1.6	62
North Elementary School	0.4	261
Bedford Junior High School	0	911
Douglas Road Elementary School	0	575
Dundee Middle School	0	407
Monroe County Middle College	0	324
Ida High School	0	408
Whiteford Elementary School	0	334
Loren Eyler Elementary School	0	296
Airport Senior High School	0	775
Wagar 5-6 Middle School	0	410
Fred W. Ritter Elementary School	0	280
Henry Niedermeier Elementary School	0	265
Wagar 7-8 Middle School	0	427
Monroe Road Elementary School	0	613
Monroe County Youth Center	0	17
Sodt Elementary School	0	217
Whiteford Middle School	0	205
Young Adult Program	0	12
Riverside Academy	0	56
Mason Virtual Academy	0	17
Summerfield Elementary School	0	322
Monroe County Transition Center	0	64
Airport Middle College	0	12
Riverside Learning Center	0	2