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Enrollment Analysis: American Indian students comprised 0.3% of Oakland County's student body in 2024-25 school year

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Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/

Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/

There were 518 American Indian students enrolled in Oakland County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 7.2% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Oakland County welcomed 169,494 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 326 schools in Oakland County, Lighthouse Connections Academy recorded the largest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 25 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.

Ethnicities in Oakland County in 2024-25 School Year

White (57.6%)African American (18.7%)Asian (10.2%)Hispanic (8.3%)Ethnicities < 5% (5.2%)

Enrollment Demographics in Oakland County Schools During 2024-25 School Year

School name% of American Indian students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Diploma and Careers Institute2.9%476
R. Grant Graham Elementary School2.3%390
Hillside Elementary School2.2%682
Hazel Park Junior High School2.2%413
Waterford Lifetracks Program Crary Campus2%50
Village Oaks Elementary School2%499
Longacre Elementary School1.8%443
Jardon Vocational School1.8%57
Parkview Elementary School1.6%515
Edison1.5%66
Farmington STEAM Academy1.5%714
Oak Park High School1.4%798
Novi Meadows School1.3%1,048
Wilkinson Middle School1.2%171
McIntyre Elementary School1.2%162
Lighthouse Connections Academy1.2%2,056
Oak Park Preparatory Academy1.1%707
Gill Elementary School1.1%543
Orchard Hills Elementary School1.1%453
Houghton Elementary School1.1%278
Brandon Middle School1.1%436
Novi Middle School1%1,086
Einstein Elementary School1%387
MacArthur K-8 University Academy1%312
Troy Early Childhood1%98
Deerfield Elementary School0.9%459
Michigan Cyber Academy0.9%328
Deerfield Elementary School0.9%333
Waterford Montessori Academy0.9%213
NOVA Discipline Academy0.9%108
Simonds Elementary School0.8%260
United Oaks Elementary School0.8%363
Owen Elementary School0.8%383
Oakwood Elementary School0.8%371
Farmington Central High School0.8%128
Waterford Durant High School0.8%120
Lamphere High School0.8%753
Brandon High School0.8%648
Key Elementary School0.8%516
Avondale High School0.7%911
Novi High School0.7%2,141
Pepper Elementary School0.7%416
Grayson Elementary School0.7%437
Virtual Learning Academy Consortium0.7%298
Hoover Elementary School0.7%280
Faxon Academy0.7%150
Waterford Kettering High School0.7%909
Hazel Park High School0.7%567
Norup International School0.7%672
Ferndale Middle School0.6%528
Laurus Academy0.6%791
Oakside Prep Academy0.6%1,424
Great Lakes Academy0.6%162
Webb Elementary School0.6%328
White Lake Middle School0.6%525
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy0.6%3,202
Woodland Elementary School0.6%328
Renaissance Alternative High School0.6%155
Auburn Elementary School0.6%333
Holly Academy0.6%520
Avondale Middle School0.6%639
Avondale Gifted and Talented Education0.5%381
Waterford Montessori Academy0.5%188
Angell Elementary School0.5%411
Costello Elementary School0.5%395
Milford High School0.5%1,208
Johnson Elementary School0.5%419
McGregor Elementary School0.5%443
Hampton Elementary School0.5%567
Delta Kelly Elementary School0.5%643
Pierce Middle School0.5%733
Whitman Elementary School0.5%611
Sharon J. Hardy Elementary School0.5%570
Brooklands Elementary School0.5%442
Troy Union Elementary School0.5%395
Spring Mills Elementary School0.5%424
Waterford Mott High School0.5%963
Greenfield Elementary School0.4%248
Millennium Middle School0.4%1,049
Rogers School0.4%280
University High School0.4%469
Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus0.4%501
Reuther Middle School0.4%706
Hiller Elementary School0.4%272
Farmington High School0.4%1,470
Madison High School0.4%255
Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac0.4%850
Pontiac Academy for Excellence0.4%553
West Bloomfield Middle School0.4%1,008
Harvey-Swanson Elementary School0.4%548
International Academy0.4%1,370
J. A. Lanigan Elementary School0.4%473
Rose Pioneer Elementary School0.4%270
Loon Lake Elementary School0.4%496
Leonard Elementary School0.4%241
Beaumont Elementary School0.3%298
Glenn W. Levey Middle School0.3%354
Highland Elementary School0.3%292
Alcott School0.3%334
Cooley Elementary School0.3%377
Susick Elementary School0.3%391
Donelson Hills Elementary School0.3%392
Brewster Elementary School0.3%377
Schoolcraft Elementary School0.3%398
Royal Oak High School0.3%1,293
Walled Lake Central High School0.3%1,186
Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology0.3%1,049
Hart Middle School0.3%999
Power Middle School0.3%621
Muir Middle School0.3%656
Walnut Creek Middle School0.3%641
Birmingham Covington School0.3%643
Bingham Farms Elementary School0.3%362
Sarah G. Banks Middle School0.3%597
Holly Middle School0.3%743
Leonard Elementary School0.3%400
Edmonson Elementary School0.3%305
Stoney Creek High School0.2%1,478
Troy High School0.2%2,032
Commerce Elementary School0.2%534
Novi Woods Elementary School0.2%496
Baker Middle School0.2%629
Warner Middle School0.2%559
Oakview Middle School0.2%510
Anderson Middle School0.2%489
Eastover Elementary School0.2%589
East Hills Middle School0.2%593
Keller Elementary School0.2%470
East Middle School0.2%555
Stadium Drive Elementary School0.2%444
Baldwin Elementary School0.2%534
Patterson Elementary School0.2%408
Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus0.2%517
Oak Ridge Elementary School0.2%404
Sheiko Elementary School0.2%534
Clifford H. Smart Middle School0.2%888
Keys Grace Academy0.2%530
Ernest W. Seaholm High School0.2%1,104
North Farmington High School0.2%1,157
Walled Lake Western High School0.2%1,072
Hugger Elementary School0.2%512
Lakewood Elementary School0.2%434
Holly High School0.2%1,009
Way Elementary School0.2%506
Frank E. Bartlett School0.2%483
Bemis Elementary School0.2%441
Independence Elementary School0.2%446
Springfield Plains Elementary School0.2%495
Madison Elementary School0.2%411
Kent Lake Elementary School0.2%518
Royal Oak Middle School0.1%1,058
Wylie E. Groves High School0.1%1,108
Oxford Virtual Academy0.1%1,249
Rochester High School0.1%1,682
Hillside Middle School0.1%1,024
Oxford High School0.1%1,568
Rochester Adams High School0.1%1,521
Walled Lake Northern High School0.1%1,383
West Bloomfield High School0.1%1,434
Bloomfield Hills High School0.1%1,481
Lakeland High School0.1%1,012
Ferndale High School0.1%744
South Lyon High School0.1%1,254
Berkley High School0.1%1,214
Clarkston High School0.1%1,552
Mason Middle School0.1%731
Van Hoosen Middle School0.1%906
Pontiac Middle School0%790
Dublin Elementary School0%467
Schroeder Elementary School0%423
Meadow Brook Elementary School0%428
Sayre Elementary School0%450
Country Oaks Elementary School0%488
Kenbrook Elementary School0%388
Heritage Elementary School0%448
Hamlin Elementary School0%450
Conant Elementary School0%504
Quarton Elementary School0%371
Walled Lake Elementary School0%301
Wass Elementary School0%413
Bloomfield Hills Middle School0%555
Daniel Axford Elementary School0%345
Wattles Elementary School0%406
Wood Creek Elementary School0%434
Clawson Middle School0%275
Lessenger Elementary School0%259
Oakley Park Elementary School0%392
Oakland FlexTech High School0%162
Hickory Woods Elementary School0%499
Martell Elementary School0%348
Pleasant Lake Elementary School0%461
Morse Elementary School0%411
Wixom Elementary School0%438
Pine Knob Elementary School0%487
Harlan Elementary School0%373
Adlai Stevenson Elementary School0%527
Holly Elementary School0%307
North Hill Elementary School0%512
Rogers Elementary School0%366
Carpenter Elementary School0%467
Riverside Elementary School0%291
Hill Elementary School0%363
Oakland Elementary School0%242
Addams Elementary and Early Childhood Center0%436
Clawson High School0%369
Barnard Elementary School0%400
Keith Elementary School0%542
Clear Lake Elementary School0%425
Four Corners Montessori Academy0%235
Haviland Elementary School0%308
Alfred E. Upton Elementary School0%301
Glengary Elementary School0%311
Bailey Lake Elementary School0%522
Musson Elementary School0%505
Paul A. Schalm School0%543
Kingsbury Country Day School0%335
Knudsen Elementary School0%278
Forest Elementary School0%404
Beechview Elementary School0%366
Oxford Elementary School0%340
Amerman Elementary School0%504
Pontiac High School0%992
Doherty Elementary School0%476
Troy College and Career High School0%188
Long Meadow Elementary School0%528
Mary Helen Guest Elementary School0%337
Hamilton Elementary School0%460
Hamilton-Parsons Elementary School0%498
West Middle School0%784
LakeVille Elementary School0%393
Thornton Creek Elementary School0%531
James R. Geisler Middle School0%620
Andersonville Elementary School0%318
North Sashabaw Elementary School0%313
William A. Pearson Elementary School0%576
University Hills Elementary School0%379
Herrington School0%319
Cooke School0%152
Tri County Educational Center0%350
Clarkston Elementary School0%416
Davisburg Elementary School0%391
Kurtz Elementary School0%400
Learning Options High School0%73
Alice M. Birney K-8 School0%452
Pierce Elementary School0%556
Pattengill Elementary School0%295
Gretchko Elementary School0%331
Oxford Bridges High School0%53
Momentum Academy0%219
Larson Middle School0%865
Boulan Park Middle School0%839
West Maple Elementary School0%529
Crescent Academy (PK-1)0%249
Advantage Alternative Program0%150
Wing Lake Developmental Center0%113
Thompson K-8 International Academy0%544
Bradford Academy0%678
Berkshire Middle School0%695
Kennedy Learning Center0%66
West Bloomfield Transition Center0%30
Oxford Middle School0%938
Walton Charter Academy0%763
Meadows School0%17
Viking Virtual Academy0%39
Orion Oaks Elementary School0%514
Scotch Elementary School0%556
Lake Orion Community High School0%2,035
Madison District Early Childhood Education Center0%64
Centennial Middle School0%898
Tier III Intervention Academy0%7
Visions Unlimited0%79
Life Skills Center of Pontiac0%105
Children's Village School0%56
Harbor High School0%133
Oakland Early College0%179
Scripps Middle School0%446
University High School Academy0%274
John M. Schultz Educational Campus0%138
Blanche Sims Elementary School0%423
University Middle School Academy0%338
Churchill Community Education Center0%90
AGBU Alex and Marie Manoogian School0%426
Morris Adler Elementary School0%355
Invest Roosevelt Alternative High School0%333
Burton Elementary School0%461
Crescent Academy - Middle School0%145
Troy Center for Transition0%50
Crescent Academy Elementary0%265
Lamphere Center0%35
ACE0%61
Oxford Crossroads Day School0%28
Page Middle School0%538
Renaissance Virtual School0%63
South Lyon East High School0%1,174
Athens High School0%1,468
Career Preparation0%26
Kingsley Montgomery School0%52
Clarkston Junior High School0%1,007
Oak Valley Middle School0%531
Northwood Elementary School0%446
Ann L. Dolsen Elementary School0%427
Lone Pine Elementary School0%432
Pembroke Elementary School0%324
Oxbow Elementary School0%397
Smith Middle School0%599
Beverly Elementary School0%296
Novi Adult Transition Center0%14
Oak Park Service Learning Academy OPSLA0%212
Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellence0%520
Community Education Resource Center0%1
Project Search0%11
Huron Valley Adult Education0%15
Clarkston Project Search0%3
Brandon Adult Transition Program0%12
Project Search0%3
Madison Preparatory High School0%5
Apollo Center0%5
Special Education0%1
Derby Middle School0%631
Webber School0%485
Sashabaw Middle School0%933
Meadowbrook Elementary School0%518
Pine Tree Center0%74
Paint Creek Elementary School0%504
Kennedy Center0%92
Waldon Middle School0%514

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Crescent Academy ElementaryMcIntyre Elementary SchoolLaurus AcademyKent Lake Elementary SchoolScripps Middle SchoolRenaissance Virtual SchoolBailey Lake Elementary SchoolAuburn Elementary SchoolBerkshire Middle SchoolMichigan Department of EducationReuther Middle SchoolWoodland Elementary SchoolOrion Oaks Elementary SchoolVillage Oaks Elementary SchoolWylie E. Groves High SchoolHaviland Elementary SchoolOak Park Service Learning Academy OpslaEdisonHeritage Elementary SchoolOakley Park Elementary SchoolHolly AcademyBradford AcademyAlcott SchoolWixom Elementary SchoolDeerfield Elementary SchoolWest Maple Elementary SchoolCooke SchoolHamilton Elementary SchoolSchoolcraft Elementary SchoolConant Elementary SchoolPower Middle SchoolMusson Elementary SchoolErnest W. Seaholm High SchoolLeonard Elementary SchoolSharon J. Hardy Elementary SchoolGrayson ElementaryJohn M. Schultz Educational CampusLamphere CenterHarlan Elementary SchoolHillside Elementary SchoolStadium Drive Elementary SchoolWaterford Lifetracks Program Crary CampusHolly Elementary SchoolCommerce Elementary SchoolTroy Early ChildhoodClear Lake Elementary SchoolRochester Adams High SchoolTroy Center for TransitionSimonds Elementary SchoolGreenfield Elementary SchoolPontiac High SchoolBoulan Park Middle SchoolAnn L. Dolsen Elementary SchoolAvondale High SchoolMillennium Middle SchoolCarpenter Elementary SchoolEinstein Elementary SchoolUniversity Middle School AcademyNorth Sashabaw Elementary SchoolSheiko Elementary SchoolThornton Creek Elementary SchoolMadison District Early Childhood Education CenterKennedy Learning CenterHoughton Elementary SchoolHickory Woods Elementary SchoolEdmonson Elementary SchoolAlfred E. Upton Elementary SchoolForest Elementary SchoolNorth Hill Elementary SchoolOxford Bridges High SchoolSpringfield Plains Elem. SchoolJardon Vocational SchoolHamiltonParsons Elementary SchoolSmith Middle SchoolDavisburg Elementary SchoolWest Bloomfield High SchoolTroy High SchoolPontiac Academy for ExcellenceDiploma And Careers InstituteWaterford Kettering High SchoolMadison Elementary SchoolHolly Middle SchoolChurchill Community Ed. CenterClarkston Elementary SchoolWalton Charter AcademyLakewood Elementary SchoolDr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of ExcellenceOakland Early CollegeApollo CenterAnderson Middle SchoolKeys Grace AcademyCooley Elementary SchoolMilford High SchoolMichigan Cyber AcademyBurton Elementary SchoolPleasant Lake Elementary SchoolWalled Lake Central High SchoolMeadowbrook Elementary SchoolUniversity High School AcademyHart Middle SchoolWaldon Middle SchoolHazel Park Junior High SchoolWass Elementary SchoolDonelson Hills Elementary SchoolRiverside Elementary SchoolAgbu Alex-Marie Manoogian SchoolHarbor High SchoolBrandon High SchoolScotch Elementary SchoolNovi Adult Transition CenterBeaumont Elementary SchoolOakwood Elementary SchoolPontiac Middle SchoolCareer PreparationMeadow Brook Elementary SchoolLakeville Elementary SchoolHill Elementary SchoolRose Pioneer Elementary SchoolPembroke Elementary SchoolThompson K8 International AcademyNovi Woods Elementary SchoolWing Lake Developmental CenterCommunity Ed. Resource CenterGretchko Elementary SchoolWalled Lake Western High SchoolOxford High SchoolVan Hoosen Middle SchoolWhitman Elementary SchoolTier Iii Intervention AcademyWaterford Mott High SchoolHolly High SchoolLakeland High SchoolInternational AcademySayre Elementary SchoolWay Elementary SchoolBirmingham Covington SchoolBrewster Elementary SchoolStoney Creek High SchoolKnudsen Elementary SchoolWaterford Montessori AcademyMadison High SchoolOakland Elementary SchoolBlanche Sims Elementary SchoolMacArthur K-8 University AcademyHugger Elementary SchoolHoover Elementary SchoolOak Park Preparatory AcademyRoyal Oak Middle SchoolAddams Elementary and Early Childhood CenterAvondale Gifted and Talented EducationBloomfield Hills Middle SchoolProject SearchFaxon AcademyAvondale Middle SchoolOak Park High SchoolWood Creek Elementary SchoolKeith Elementary SchoolMcGregor Elementary SchoolVirtual Learning Academy ConsortiumFerndale Lower Elementary CampusClarkston High SchoolOwen Elementary SchoolFerndale Upper Elementary CampusPierce Middle SchoolWilkinson Middle SchoolOxford Elementary SchoolAndersonville Elementary SchoolKenbrook Elementary SchoolLighthouse Connections AcademyAngell Elementary SchoolCentennial Middle SchoolNovi Middle SchoolViking Virtual AcademyWebb Elementary SchoolDeerfield Elementary SchoolMorse Elementary SchoolHamlin Elementary SchoolDerby Middle SchoolR. Grant Graham Elem. SchoolNorth Farmington High SchoolHillside Middle SchoolWest Bloomfield Transition CenterClifford H. Smart Middle SchoolFerndale Middle SchoolPierce Elementary SchoolPaul A. Schalm SchoolSusick Elementary SchoolFlex High School of PontiacLong Meadow Elementary SchoolHazel Park High SchoolLamphere High SchoolLeonard Elementary SchoolKennedy CenterClawson High SchoolNovi High SchoolSouth Lyon High SchoolBerkley High SchoolOrchard Hills Elementary SchoolPepper Elementary SchoolRoyal Oak High SchoolOxford Middle SchoolOakside Prep AcademyNorup International SchoolWhite Lake Middle SchoolFarmington Central High SchoolGreat Lakes AcademyBloomfield Hills High SchoolCostello Elementary SchoolOak Valley Middle SchoolFarmington High SchoolParkview Elementary SchoolJames R. Geisler Middle SchoolPine Tree CenterPattengill Elementary SchoolBeverly Elementary SchoolOxford Virtual AcademyEast Middle SchoolNorthwood Elementary SchoolMichigan Virtual Charter AcademyDoherty Elementary SchoolWattles Elementary SchoolBrandon Middle SchoolHighland Elementary SchoolOxbow Elementary SchoolUniversity High SchoolAdvantage Alternative ProgramUnited Oaks Elementary SchoolAdlai E. Stevenson Elementary SchoolSarah G. Banks Middle SchoolOak Ridge Elementary SchoolEastover Elementary SchoolLone Pine Elementary SchoolJohnson Elementary SchoolFour Corners Montessori AcademyTri County Educational CenterRogers Elementary SchoolSchroeder Elementary SchoolTroy Union Elementary SchoolCountry Oaks Elementary SchoolRogers SchoolNova Discipline AcademyAmerman Elementary SchoolMomentum AcademyChildren's Village SchoolJ.a. Lanigan Elementary SchoolSpecial EducationIndependence Elementary SchoolNovi Meadows SchoolMason Middle SchoolHarvey-Swanson Elementary SchoolHuron Valley Adult EducationWest Bloomfield Middle SchoolOxford Crossroads Day SchoolWarner Middle SchoolRenaissance Alternative High SchoolPaint Creek Elementary SchoolFrank E. Bartlett SchoolKingsbury Country Day SchoolLongacre Elementary SchoolPine Knob Elementary SchoolBaker Middle SchoolHerrington SchoolKeller Elementary SchoolClawson Middle SchoolDelta Kelly Elementary SchoolGill Elementary SchoolWaterford Durant High SchoolRochester High SchoolWebber SchoolBrandon Adult Transition ProgramSouth Lyon East High SchoolAlice M. Birney K-8 SchoolSpring Mills Elementary SchoolWest Middle SchoolHiller Elementary SchoolKingsley Montgomery SchoolMorris Adler Elementary SchoolLake Orion High SchoolBingham Farms Elementary SchoolVisions UnlimitedClarkston Junior High SchoolBemis Elementary SchoolDaniel Axford Elementary SchoolOakview Middle SchoolInvest Roosevelt Alternative High SchoolMary Helen Guest Elementary SchoolLessenger Elementary SchoolMadison Preparatory High SchoolFerndale High SchoolLarson Middle SchoolWalled Lake Elementary SchoolLoon Lake Elementary SchoolMartell Elementary SchoolFarmington Steam AcademyAceAthens High SchoolWalnut Creek Middle SchoolPage Middle SchoolSouthfield High School for the Arts and TechnologyHampton Elementary SchoolOakland FlexTech High SchoolCrescent AcademyBrooklands Elementary SchoolEast Hills Middle SchoolQuarton Elementary SchoolDublin Elementary SchoolBaldwin Elementary SchoolBeechview Elementary SchoolWalled Lake Northern High SchoolWilliam A Pearson ElementaryArts And Technology Academy Of PontiacPatterson Elementary SchoolCrescent AcademyMuir Middle SchoolMeadows SchoolLearning Options High SchoolBarnard Elementary SchoolUniversity Hills Elem. SchoolSashabaw Middle SchoolTroy College and Career High SchoolGlenn W. Levey Middle SchoolKurtz Elementary SchoolKey Elementary SchoolGlengary Elementary School

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