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Rochester Community School District had the highest enrollment among Oakland County districts, welcoming 14,980 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.2% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 67.7% of the Rochester Community School District total enrollment.

Among the 50 districts in Oakland County, Troy School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 12,415 students, while Walled Lake Consolidated Schools welcomed 11,991 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 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	14,980
Troy School District	Troy	12,415
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	Walled Lake	11,991
Farmington Public School District	Farmington	9,188
South Lyon Community Schools	South Lyon	8,416
Huron Valley Schools	Highland	7,867
Birmingham Public Schools	Beverly Hills	7,423
Waterford School District	Waterford	6,921
Clarkston Community School District	Clarkston	6,792
Lake Orion Community Schools	Lake Orion	6,764
Novi Community School District	Novi	6,726
Oxford Community Schools	Oxford	5,729
Bloomfield Hills Schools	Bloomfield Hills	5,094
Royal Oak Schools	Royal Oak	4,981
West Bloomfield School District	West Bloomfield	4,843
Southfield Public School District	Southfield	4,832
Berkley School District	Oak Park	3,910
Avondale School District	Auburn Hills	3,846
Pontiac City School District	Pontiac	3,687
Ferndale Public Schools	Ferndale	3,180
Holly Area School District	Holly	3,148
School District of the City of Oak Park	Oak Park	3,020
School District of the City of Hazel Park	Hazel Park	2,947
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy	Hazel Park	2,922
Oakland Schools	Waterford	2,609
Lamphere Public Schools	Madison Heights	2,412
Lighthouse Connections Academy	Troy	2,187
Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland	Ortonville	2,118
Oakside Prep Academy	Waterford	1,362
Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy	Royal Oak	1,312
Clawson Public Schools	Clawson	1,193
Madison District Public Schools	Madison Heights	894
Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac	Pontiac	810
Laurus Academy	Southfield	786
Walton Charter Academy	Pontiac	781
Bradford Academy	Southfield	768
Crescent Academy	Southfield	707
Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellenc	Southfield	608
Holly Academy	Holly	558
Pontiac Academy for Excellence	Pontiac	553
Keys Grace Academy	Madison Heights	514
AGBU Alex-Marie Manoogian School	Southfield	431
Waterford Montessori Academy	Waterford	421
Kingsbury Country Day School	Oxford	343
Four Corners Montessori Academy	Madison Heights	272
Momentum Academy	Waterford	212
Great Lakes Academy	Pontiac	200
Oakland FlexTech High School	Farmington Hills	195
Faxon Academy	Southfield	126
Life Skills Center of Pontiac	Pontiac	80