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Rochester Community School District had the highest enrollment among Oakland County districts, welcoming 15,042 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, 51% of them were boys, and 49% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 69% of the Rochester Community School District total enrollment.

Among the 51 districts in Oakland County, Troy School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 12,485 students, while Walled Lake Consolidated Schools welcomed 12,131 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Rochester Community School District roughly covers schools within Oakland County, with its main office in Rochester.

In the previous school year, Rochester Community School District 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.

District	City (Main Office)	Total Enrollment
Rochester Community School District	Rochester	15,042
Troy School District	Troy	12,485
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	Walled Lake	12,131
Farmington Public School District	Farmington	9,082
South Lyon Community Schools	South Lyon	8,479
Huron Valley Schools	Highland	7,990
Clarkston Community School District	Clarkston	7,656
Birmingham Public Schools	Beverly Hills	7,342
Waterford School District	Waterford	7,087
Lake Orion Community Schools	Lake Orion	6,858
Novi Community School District	Novi	6,662
Oxford Community Schools	Oxford	5,660
Bloomfield Hills Schools	Bloomfield Hills	5,166
Southfield Public School District	Southfield	4,956
West Bloomfield School District	West Bloomfield	4,884
Royal Oak Schools	Royal Oak	4,877
Berkley School District	Oak Park	3,920
Avondale School District	Auburn Hills	3,835
School District of the City of Oak Park	Oak Park	3,682
Pontiac City School District	Pontiac	3,432
Ferndale Public Schools	Ferndale	3,133
Holly Area School District	Holly	3,110
School District of the City of Hazel Park	Hazel Park	2,975
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy	Hazel Park	2,896
Lighthouse Connections Academy	Troy	2,454
Lamphere Public Schools	Madison Heights	2,352
Oakland Schools	Waterford	2,306
Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland	Ortonville	2,135
Clawson Public Schools	Clawson	1,270
Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy	Royal Oak	1,262
Oakside Prep Academy	Waterford	1,182
Bradford Academy	Southfield	980
Madison District Public Schools	Madison Heights	914
Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac	Pontiac	818
Walton Charter Academy	Pontiac	809
Laurus Academy	Southfield	749
Crescent Academy	Southfield	709
Holly Academy	Holly	586
Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellenc	Southfield	561
Pontiac Academy for Excellence	Pontiac	551
Keys Grace Academy	Madison Heights	473
AGBU Alex-Marie Manoogian School	Southfield	425
Waterford Montessori Academy	Waterford	402
Kingsbury Country Day School	Oxford	354
Four Corners Montessori Academy	Madison Heights	291
Momentum Academy	Waterford	213
Oakland FlexTech High School	Farmington Hills	201
Great Lakes Academy	Pontiac	183
Oakland County Academy of Media & Technology	Pontiac	168
Faxon Academy	Southfield	119
Life Skills Center of Pontiac	Pontiac	38