Monroe Review

There were 864 African American students enrolled in Monroe County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.2% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Monroe County welcomed 20,511 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 4.2% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 51 schools in Monroe County, Monroe High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 167 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 African American students enrolment	Total enrollment
Monroe High School	12.9	1,295
Arborwood Elementary School	28	404
Monroe Middle School	14.7	661
Custer Elementary School	9.5	674
Orchard Center High School	20.5	297
Manor Elementary School	11.4	411
Raisinville School	9	444
Waterloo Elementary School	14.6	268
Triumph Academy	4.7	771
Milan High School	3.6	559
Airport Senior High School	1.9	776
Wagar 7-8 Middle School	2.4	626
Loren Eyler Elementary School	3.9	279
Bedford Senior High School	0.8	1,256
Wagar 5-6 Middle School	3.8	234
Bedford Junior High School	0.9	923
Monroe Road Elementary School	1.3	610
Dundee Community High School	1.4	514
Fred W. Ritter Elementary School	2.7	257
Monroe County Middle College	2.2	321
Dundee Elementary School	0.9	689
Jackman Road Elementary School	1	588
Mason Central School	1.4	426
Mason Middle School	2.5	240
Clayton H. Symons Elementary School	1.3	379
New Bedford Academy	6.1	82
Dundee Middle School	1	520
Henry Niedermeier Elementary School	2.1	240
Douglas Road Elementary School	0.7	571
Jefferson Middle School	1	390
Joseph C. Sterling Elementary School	1.1	364
Monroe County Education Center	3.4	117
Mason Senior High School	1.2	324
Whiteford High School	1.5	269
Sodt Elementary School	1.3	231
Ida Middle School	0.6	479
Summerfield Elementary School	0.6	315
Riverside Academy	4.8	42
Jefferson High School	0.2	431
Ida Elementary School	0.2	548
Ida High School	0.2	441
Airport Center for Education	1.7	60
Summerfield Junior-Senior High School	0.4	245
North Elementary School	0	273
Whiteford Elementary School	0	359
Whiteford Middle School	0	196
Monroe County Transition Center	0	64
Monroe County Youth Center	0	13
Mason Virtual Academy	0	16
Young Adult Program	0	10
Airport Middle College	0	9