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Michigan Virtual Charter Academy had the highest enrollment among Oakland County schools, welcoming 2,896 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.1% of them were girls, and 47.9% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 52.1% of the Michigan Virtual Charter Academy total enrollment.

Among the 332 schools in Oakland County, Lighthouse Connections Academy ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,454 students, while Lake Orion Community High School welcomed 2,174 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Michigan Virtual Charter Academy is part of Michigan Virtual Charter Academy, which roughly covers schools within Oakland County, with its main office in Hazel Park.

In the previous school year, Michigan Virtual Charter Academy also had the highest number of students among Oakland County schools.

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	City	Total School Enrollment
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy	Hazel Park	2,896
Lighthouse Connections Academy	Troy	2,454
Lake Orion Community High School	Lake Orion	2,174
Novi High School	Novi	2,101
Troy High School	Troy	2,094
Rochester High School	Rochester Hills	1,715
Oxford High School	Oxford	1,701
West Bloomfield High School	West Bloomfield	1,652
Bloomfield Hills High School	Bloomfield Township	1,598
Clarkston High School	Clarkston	1,575
Athens High School	Troy	1,545
Rochester Adams High School	Rochester Hills	1,534
Stoney Creek High School	Rochester Hills	1,524
Walled Lake Northern High School	Commerce Township	1,485
Farmington High School	Farmington	1,400
International Academy	Bloomfield Hills	1,351
Royal Oak High School	Royal Oak	1,341
South Lyon High School	South Lyon	1,302
Milford High School	Highland	1,293
North Farmington High School	Farmington Hills	1,268
Ernest W. Seaholm High School	Birmingham	1,243
Berkley High School	Berkley	1,217
Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology	Southfield	1,208
Walled Lake Central High School	Commerce Township	1,195
Oakside Prep Academy	Waterford	1,182
South Lyon East High School	South Lyon	1,174
Walled Lake Western High School	Commerce Township	1,161
Lakeland High School	White Lake	1,141
Waterford Mott High School	Waterford	1,131
Wylie E. Groves High School	Beverly Hills	1,110
Royal Oak Middle School	Royal Oak	1,060
Millennium Middle School	South Lyon	1,039
Oxford Virtual Academy	Oxford	1,039
Novi Middle School	Novi	1,036
Clarkston Junior High School	Clarkston	1,034
Hart Middle School	Rochester Hills	1,032
Holly High School	Holly	1,032
Hillside Middle School	Northville	1,022
Novi Meadows School	Novi	1,006
Avondale High School	Auburn Hills	1,004
Oak Park High School	Oak Park	993
Sashabaw Middle School	Clarkston	984
Bradford Academy	Southfield	980
Waterford Kettering High School	Waterford	966
Oxford Middle School	Oxford	963
West Bloomfield Middle School	Orchard Lake	941
Pontiac High School	Pontiac	935
Clifford H. Smart Middle School	Commerce Township	934
Renaissance Virtual School	Clarkston	881
Centennial Middle School	South Lyon	865
Van Hoosen Middle School	Rochester Hills	864
West Middle School	Rochester Hills	843
Boulan Park Middle School	Troy	823
Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac	Pontiac	818
Walton Charter Academy	Pontiac	809
Larson Middle School	Troy	762
Laurus Academy	Southfield	749
Pierce Middle School	Waterford	745
Mason Middle School	Waterford	740
Brandon High School	Ortonville	733
Lamphere High School	Madison Heights	729
Pontiac Middle School	Pontiac	729
Ferndale High School	Ferndale	714
Farmington STEAM Academy	Farmington Hills	707
Oak Park Preparatory Academy	Oak Park	694
Norup International School	Oak Park	674
Bloomfield Hills Middle School	Bloomfield Hills	664
Holly Middle School	Holly	663
Berkshire Middle School	Beverly Hills	655
Walnut Creek Middle School	West Bloomfield	655
Reuther Middle School	Rochester Hills	655
Muir Middle School	Milford	641
Birmingham Covington School	Bloomfield Hills	637
Delta Kelly Elementary School	Oakland	632
Avondale Middle School	Rochester Hills	630
Hillside Elementary School	Farmington Hills	629
Derby Middle School	Birmingham	626
Baker Middle School	Troy	626
Smith Middle School	Troy	611
Power Middle School	Farmington Hills	605
Whitman Elementary School	Pontiac	601
Sharon J. Hardy Elementary School	South Lyon	599
Hazel Park High School	Hazel Park	587
Holly Academy	Holly	586
East Hills Middle School	Bloomfield Hills	571
Long Meadow Elementary School	Rochester Hills	571
Warner Middle School	Farmington Hills	571
Meadowbrook Elementary School	Novi	570
William A. Pearson Elementary School	South Lyon	565
James R. Geisler Middle School	Commerce Township	562
Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellence	Southfield	561
Commerce Elementary School	Commerce Township	561
Page Middle School	Madison Heights	554
Amerman Elementary School	Northville	554
Sarah G. Banks Middle School	Wixom	553
Pontiac Academy for Excellence	Pontiac	551
Scripps Middle School	Lake Orion	548
Waldon Middle School	Lake Orion	547
Key Elementary School	Oak Park	541
Ferndale Middle School	Ferndale	540
Keith Elementary School	West Bloomfield	540
Village Oaks Elementary School	Novi	538
Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus	Oak Park	536
Baldwin Elementary School	Rochester	533
Hickory Woods Elementary School	Novi	533
Thornton Creek Elementary School	Novi	533
White Lake Middle School	White Lake	532
Paint Creek Elementary School	Lake Orion	532
Hamilton-Parsons Elementary School	Leonard	527
Musson Elementary School	Rochester Hills	527
Country Oaks Elementary School	Commerce Township	525
East Middle School	Farmington Hills	522
Hugger Elementary School	Rochester	519
Webber School	Lake Orion	518
Hampton Elementary School	Rochester Hills	517
Harvey-Swanson Elementary School	Ortonville	515
Orion Oaks Elementary School	Lake Orion	515
West Maple Elementary School	Bloomfield Hills	513
Heritage Elementary School	Highland	510
Kent Lake Elementary School	South Lyon	509
Parkview Elementary School	Novi	505
J. A. Lanigan Elementary School	Farmington Hills	505
Springfield Plains Elementary School	Clarkston	505
North Hill Elementary School	Rochester Hills	503
Sayre Elementary School	South Lyon	502
Novi Woods Elementary School	Novi	496
Bailey Lake Elementary School	Clarkston	495
Oak Valley Middle School	Commerce Township	492
Brooklands Elementary School	Rochester Hills	488
Gill Elementary School	Farmington	485
Loon Lake Elementary School	Wixom	479
Anderson Middle School	Berkley	479
Pleasant Lake Elementary School	West Bloomfield	479
Doherty Elementary School	West Bloomfield	479
Pierce Elementary School	Birmingham	478
Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus	Ferndale	476
University High School	Ferndale	476
West Hills Middle School	West Bloomfield	474
Frank E. Bartlett School	South Lyon	474
Bemis Elementary School	Troy	472
Pine Knob Elementary School	Clarkston	471
Keys Grace Academy	Madison Heights	471
Dublin Elementary School	White Lake	468
Carpenter Elementary School	Lake Orion	466
Deerfield Elementary School	Novi	466
Stadium Drive Elementary School	Lake Orion	464
Grayson Elementary School	Waterford	462
Eastover Elementary School	Bloomfield Hills	456
Longacre Elementary School	Farmington	455
Diploma and Careers Institute	Rochester Hills	453
McGregor Elementary School	Rochester	450
Northwood Elementary School	Royal Oak	449
Hamlin Elementary School	Rochester Hills	449
Blanche Sims Elementary School	Lake Orion	446
Schroeder Elementary School	Troy	446
Ann L. Dolsen Elementary School	New Hudson	444
Adlai Stevenson Elementary School	Southfield	444
Oakwood Elementary School	Ortonville	442
Keller Elementary School	Royal Oak	440
Independence Elementary School	Clarkston	439
LakeVille Elementary School	Oxford	439
Patterson Elementary School	Holly	437
Hamilton Elementary School	Troy	436
Burton Elementary School	Huntington Woods	435
Wass Elementary School	Troy	433
Sheiko Elementary School	West Bloomfield	432
Costello Elementary School	Troy	431
Hazel Park Junior High School	Hazel Park	430
Addams Elementary and Early Childhood Center	Royal Oak	427
Barnard Elementary School	Troy	426
Lakewood Elementary School	White Lake	425
AGBU Alex and Marie Manoogian School	Southfield	425
Clear Lake Elementary School	Oxford	425
MacArthur K-8 University Academy	Lathrup Village	423
Oxbow Elementary School	White Lake	417
Einstein Elementary School	Oak Park	416
Brandon Middle School	Ortonville	411
Orchard Hills Elementary School	Novi	410
Wattles Elementary School	Troy	410
Cooley Elementary School	Waterford	408
Oakview Middle School	Oakland	406
Kurtz Elementary School	Milford	405
Troy Union Elementary School	Troy	405
Spring Mills Elementary School	Highland	405
Morse Elementary School	Troy	405
Alice M. Birney K-8 School	Southfield	404
Schoolcraft Elementary School	Waterford	403
Oakley Park Elementary School	Commerce Township	402
Wood Creek Elementary School	Farmington Hills	401
Leonard Elementary School	Troy	400
Conant Elementary School	Bloomfield Hills	399
University Hills Elementary School	Rochester Hills	397
Johnson Elementary School	Milford	397
Forest Elementary School	Farmington Hills	397
Brewster Elementary School	Rochester Hills	397
Meadow Brook Elementary School	Rochester Hills	396
Kenbrook Elementary School	Farmington Hills	392
Clawson High School	Clawson	391
Paul A. Schalm School	Clawson	390
Martell Elementary School	Troy	389
Oak Ridge Elementary School	Royal Oak	388
Clarkston Elementary School	Clarkston	387
Wixom Elementary School	Wixom	387
Angell Elementary School	Berkley	385
Susick Elementary School	Troy	382
Donelson Hills Elementary School	Waterford	378
Way Elementary School	Bloomfield Hills	377
R. Grant Graham Elementary School	Auburn Hills	376
Gretchko Elementary School	West Bloomfield	374
Harlan Elementary School	Bloomfield Hills	374
Pepper Elementary School	Oak Park	367
Oxford Elementary School	Oxford	366
Beechview Elementary School	Farmington Hills	364
Michigan Cyber Academy	Hazel Park	362
Thompson K-8 International Academy	Southfield	361
Daniel Axford Elementary School	Oxford	361
McIntyre Elementary School	Southfield	360
Rogers Elementary School	Berkley	360
Davisburg Elementary School	Davisburg	359
Roosevelt Elementary School	Keego Harbor	356
Hill Elementary School	Troy	356
Kingsbury Country Day School	Oxford	354
Woodland Elementary School	Troy	352
Mary Helen Guest Elementary School	Walled Lake	351
United Oaks Elementary School	Hazel Park	350
Tri County Educational Center	Ferndale	346
Haviland Elementary School	Waterford	339
Madison Elementary School	Madison Heights	337
Morris Adler Elementary School	Southfield	336
Quarton Elementary School	Birmingham	332
Glengary Elementary School	Commerce Township	332
Holly Elementary School	Holly	331
Deerfield Elementary School	Rochester Hills	330
Bingham Farms Elementary School	Bingham Farms	328
Virtual Learning Academy Consortium	Waterford	327
Webb Elementary School	Ferndale	327
Lone Pine Elementary School	West Bloomfield	324
Crescent Academy Elementary	Southfield	322
Andersonville Elementary School	Davisburg	320
University High School Academy	Lathrup Village	317
Riverside Elementary School	Waterford	317
Glenn W. Levey Middle School	Southfield	316
Scotch Elementary School	West Bloomfield	316
Auburn Elementary School	Auburn Hills	306
Vandenberg Elementary School	Southfield	306
Invest Roosevelt Alternative High School	Hazel Park	304
Alfred E. Upton Elementary School	Royal Oak	303
Beaumont Elementary School	Waterford	298
Pembroke Elementary School	Troy	298
North Sashabaw Elementary School	Clarkston	294
Four Corners Montessori Academy	Madison Heights	291
Pattengill Elementary School	Berkley	291
Owen Elementary School	Pontiac	289
Walled Lake Elementary School	Walled Lake	289
Herrington School	Pontiac	287
Highland Elementary School	Highland	286
Beverly Elementary School	Beverly Hills	284
Edmonson Elementary School	Madison Heights	280
Avondale Gifted and Talented Education	Rochester Hills	277
Clawson Middle School	Clawson	273
Leonard Elementary School	Leonard	272
Knudsen Elementary School	Waterford	271
Madison High School	Madison Heights	269
Hoover Elementary School	Hazel Park	266
Greenfield Elementary School	Beverly Hills	262
Rose Pioneer Elementary School	Holly	259
Hiller Elementary School	Madison Heights	243
Lessenger Elementary School	Madison Heights	242
Simonds Elementary School	Madison Heights	241
Rogers School	Auburn Hills	240
Houghton Elementary School	White Lake	227
Oakland Elementary School	Royal Oak	223
University Middle School Academy	Lathrup Village	222
Crescent Academy - Middle School	Southfield	214
Momentum Academy	Waterford	213
Waterford Montessori Academy	Waterford	211
Oakland FlexTech High School	Farmington Hills	201
Renaissance Alternative High School	Clarkston	195
Waterford Montessori Academy	Waterford	191
Wilkinson Middle School	Madison Heights	189
Troy College and Career High School	Troy	185
Kenwood Elementary School	Clawson	184
Great Lakes Academy	Pontiac	183
Alcott School	Pontiac	180
NOVA Discipline Academy	Oak Park	174
Crescent Academy (PK-1)	Southfield	173
Oakland County Academy of Media & Technology	Pontiac	168
Cooke School	Northville	165
Oakland Early College	Farmington Hills	158
Advantage Alternative Program	Hazel Park	157
Farmington Central High School	Farmington Hills	155
Rochester Community Schools Virtual Campus	Rochester Hills	147
Harbor High School	White Lake	143
Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA	Oak Park	134
Waterford Durant High School	Waterford	132
Faxon Academy	Southfield	119
Churchill Community Education Center	Royal Oak	115
Southfield Regional Academic Campus	Southfield	112
Wing Lake Developmental Center	Bloomfield Hills	106
Visions Unlimited	Farmington	80
Kennedy Center	Pontiac	79
Madison District Early Childhood Education Center	Madison Heights	77
Learning Options High School	Lake Orion	76
Children's Village School	Pontiac	70
Troy Early Childhood	Troy	66
Jardon Vocational School	Ferndale	66
Pine Tree Center	Lake Orion	66
Kennedy Learning Center	Southfield	63
Troy Center for Transition	Troy	63
John M. Schultz Educational Campus	Rochester Hills	55
Edison	Ferndale	50
Viking Virtual Academy	Hazel Park	49
ACE	West Bloomfield	49
Waterford Lifetracks Program Crary Campus	Waterford	48
Kingsley Montgomery School	Waterford	42
Lamphere Center	Madison Heights	39
Life Skills Center of Pontiac	Pontiac	38
Oxford Bridges High School	Oxford	37
Career Preparation	Novi	34
Oxford Crossroads Day School	Oxford	33
West Bloomfield Transition Center	West Bloomfield	27
Meadows School	Rochester Hills	24
Tier III Intervention Academy	Pontiac	21
Novi Adult Transition Center	Novi	18
Brandon Adult Transition Program	Ortonville	16
Huron Valley Adult Education	White Lake	15
Project Search	--	12
Apollo Center	Highland	7
Project Search	West Bloomfield	3
Madison Preparatory High School	Madison Heights	2
Student Support Services	Clarkston	2
Bethune Adult Education	Pontiac	1