Monroe Review

There were 17,018 white students enrolled in Monroe County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 1.7% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Monroe County welcomed 20,297 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 83.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 49 schools in Monroe County, Bedford Senior High School recorded the largest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 1,103 students.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,427,386 students enrolled in Michigan schools, a figure 4.8% below the pre-pandemic total of 1,499,552 in 2019-20, with white students seeing the largest decline of approximately 3%.

Academic performance in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels. According to the 2024 NAEP results, the share of students reaching the basic benchmark in core subjects is about 10 percentage points lower than in 2019—except for fourth-grade math, which saw a decline of just 2 points.

Achievement gaps between ethnic groups also persist. On average, Hispanic students scored 15 points below white students. The gap was even wider for Black students, who scored about 30 points lower than their white peers.

The 2025 education budget, approved by Gov. Whitmer last July, totals $23.4 billion—$900 million less than the previous year’s budget. K-12 schools are working with $20.6 billion, a reduction from the $21.5 billion allocated in 2024.

However, some school superintendents and educators were concerned about the new budget. "Schools cannot function properly without adequate funding for safety and mental health," stated Rep. David Martin, R-Davison, referring to a significant cut of around $301 million from school safety and mental health programs. Based on the current bill, the program will receive just $26.5 million.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Ida High School	95.8%	451
Mason Virtual Academy	95%	20
Whiteford High School	93.5%	262
Ida Middle School	93.1%	467
Ida Elementary School	93%	514
Summerfield Elementary School	92.9%	312
Dundee Community High School	92.9%	493
Summerfield Junior-Senior High School	92.4%	251
Jefferson High School	92.3%	430
Dundee Middle School	92.3%	533
Joseph C. Sterling Elementary School	91.6%	370
Whiteford Middle School	91.5%	188
Whiteford Elementary School	91.1%	380
Monroe County Transition Center	91%	67
Airport Senior High School	90.9%	760
Young Adult Program	90%	10
Dundee Elementary School	89.9%	685
Monroe Road Elementary School	89.4%	595
Jefferson Middle School	89.1%	304
Bedford Junior High School	88.8%	923
Jackman Road Elementary School	87.8%	580
Wagar 7-8 Middle School	87.7%	641
Mason Central School	87.6%	421
Bedford Senior High School	87.5%	1,260
Henry Niedermeier Elementary School	87.2%	242
Wagar 5-6 Middle School	86.9%	221
North Elementary School	86.3%	366
Fred W. Ritter Elementary School	86%	265
Mason Middle School	85.2%	223
Douglas Road Elementary School	85.2%	553
Milan High School	83.5%	526
Sodt Elementary School	83.1%	236
Monroe County Middle College	82.8%	320
Raisinville School	82.4%	443
Clayton H. Symons Elementary School	82%	356
Airport Center for Education	81.6%	49
Mason Senior High School	81.3%	316
Monroe County Education Center	80.6%	129
Loren Eyler Elementary School	80.5%	292
Riverside Academy	80.4%	46
Custer Elementary School	75.6%	769
Monroe High School	73.3%	1,332
Monroe Middle School	68.5%	674
Manor Elementary School	67.6%	444
Triumph Academy	67.6%	777
Orchard Center High School	63.8%	260
New Bedford Academy	63.5%	63
Monroe County Youth Center	56.3%	16
Arborwood Elementary School	52.4%	462