Monroe Review

There were 88 Asian students enrolled in Monroe County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.4% less 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, Asian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 51 schools in Monroe County, Bedford Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 15 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Bedford Senior High School	1.2	1,256
Jackman Road Elementary School	1.9	588
Triumph Academy	0.9	771
Milan High School	1.3	559
Monroe High School	0.5	1,295
Jefferson High School	1.2	431
Bedford Junior High School	0.4	923
Mason Senior High School	1.2	324
Ida Elementary School	0.7	548
Monroe Middle School	0.5	661
Dundee Elementary School	0.4	689
Clayton H. Symons Elementary School	0.8	379
Douglas Road Elementary School	0.5	571
Ida Middle School	0.6	479
Dundee Community High School	0.4	514
Monroe County Middle College	0.6	321
Dundee Middle School	0.4	520
Arborwood Elementary School	0.2	404
Custer Elementary School	0.1	674
Monroe County Education Center	0.9	117
Ida High School	0.2	441
Orchard Center High School	0	297
Manor Elementary School	0	411
Raisinville School	0	444
Waterloo Elementary School	0	268
Airport Senior High School	0	776
Wagar 7-8 Middle School	0	626
Loren Eyler Elementary School	0	279
Wagar 5-6 Middle School	0	234
Monroe Road Elementary School	0	610
Fred W. Ritter Elementary School	0	257
Mason Central School	0	426
Mason Middle School	0	240
New Bedford Academy	0	82
Henry Niedermeier Elementary School	0	240
Jefferson Middle School	0	390
Joseph C. Sterling Elementary School	0	364
Whiteford High School	0	269
Sodt Elementary School	0	231
Summerfield Elementary School	0	315
Riverside Academy	0	42
Airport Center for Education	0	60
Summerfield Junior-Senior High School	0	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