Livingston Today

There were 148 African American students enrolled in Livingston County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 8.6% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Livingston County welcomed 24,546 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 47 schools in Livingston County, Brighton High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 11 students.

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	% of African American students enrolment	Total enrollment
Brighton High School	0.6	1,901
Charyl Stockwell Academy	1.4	655
Howell High School	0.4	1,919
Parker Middle School	1.1	751
Fowlerville High School	0.9	788
Hartland Middle School at Ore Creek	0.9	758
Light of the World Academy	3	232
Pinckney Community High School	1	628
Navigator Upper Elementary School	1.2	481
Hartland Farms Intermediate School	0.8	761
Hartland High School	0.3	1,655
Hawkins Elementary School	0.9	551
H. T. Smith Elementary School	1	509
Maltby Intermediate School	0.5	843
Hilton Road Elementary School	0.8	498
Pathfinder School	0.9	467
Hartland Round Elementary School	0.9	453
Charyl Stockwell Academy - High School	1.3	317
Country Elementary School	2	201
Ruahmah J. Hutchings Elementary School	0.7	439
William A. Brummer Elementary School	0.6	475
Adult Transition Services	2.4	125
Fowlerville Junior High School	0.5	564
Hartland Village Elementary School	0.6	476
Hornung Elementary School	0.4	561
Highlander Way Middle School	0.3	776
Spencer Road Elementary School	0.4	537
Three Fires Elementary School	0.3	704
Natalie Kreeger Elementary School	0.3	588
Challenger Elementary School	0.4	459
FlexTech High School	1.4	142
Scranton Middle School	0.1	849
Southwest Elementary School	0.2	545
Creekside Elementary School	0.2	409
Innovation Academy	0.5	184
Pathway School	1.8	55
Charyl Stockwell Academy - Middle School	0	281
Farley Hill Elementary School	0	243
Hartland Lakes Elementary School	0	464
Northwest Elementary School	0	424
Voyager Elementary School	0	521
Fowlerville Online Learning Academy	0	62
The LINK A Pathway to Success	0	30
Bridge Alternative High School	0	86
Kensington Woods Schools	0	103
Legacy High School	0	55
Hartland Virtual Academy	0	21