Livingston Today

Howell High School had the largest enrollment among Livingston County schools, welcoming 1,964 students during the 2024-25 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 53.7% of them were boys, and 46.3% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 90.4% of the Howell High School total enrollment.

Among the 47 schools in Livingston County, Brighton High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,887 students, while Hartland High School welcomed 1,610 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.

Howell High School is part of Howell Public Schools, which roughly covers schools within Livingston County, with its main office in Howell.

In the previous school year, Howell High School also had the largest number of students among Livingston County schools.

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.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Howell High School	Howell	1,964
Brighton High School	Brighton	1,887
Hartland High School	Hartland	1,610
Parker Middle School	Howell	1,011
Maltby Intermediate School	Brighton	866
Scranton Middle School	Brighton	850
Highlander Way Middle School	Howell	789
Fowlerville High School	Fowlerville	774
Hartland Farms Intermediate School	Brighton	770
Three Fires Elementary School	Howell	753
Hartland Middle School at Ore Creek	Hartland	752
Charyl Stockwell Academy	Howell	696
Pinckney Community High School	Pinckney	619
Hornung Elementary School	Brighton	558
Hawkins Elementary School	Brighton	551
Fowlerville Junior High School	Fowlerville	550
Natalie Kreeger Elementary School	Fowlerville	539
Southwest Elementary School	Howell	526
Voyager Elementary School	Howell	517
Hilton Road Elementary School	Brighton	507
Spencer Road Elementary School	Brighton	507
H. T. Smith Elementary School	Fowlerville	494
Navigator Upper Elementary School	Pinckney	491
Pathfinder School	Pinckney	473
William A. Brummer Elementary School	South Lyon	469
Challenger Elementary School	Howell	465
Hartland Village Elementary School	Hartland	461
Hartland Round Elementary School	Hartland	460
Hartland Lakes Elementary School	Brighton	457
Northwest Elementary School	Howell	418
Ruahmah J. Hutchings Elementary School	Howell	416
Creekside Elementary School	Hartland	408
Charyl Stockwell Academy - High School	Brighton	334
Charyl Stockwell Academy - Middle School	Brighton	282
Farley Hill Elementary School	Pinckney	233
Light of the World Academy	Pinckney	222
Country Elementary School	Pinckney	192
Innovation Academy	Howell	186
FlexTech High School	Brighton	171
Adult Transition Services	Howell	132
Kensington Woods Schools	Lakeland	114
Bridge Alternative High School	Brighton	70
Legacy High School	Howell	62
Pathway School	Howell	55
Fowlerville Online Learning Academy	Fowlerville	53
Hartland Virtual Academy	Howell	22
The LINK A Pathway to Success	Pinckney	15