Livingston Today

There were 22,680 white students enrolled in Livingston County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 0.6% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Livingston County welcomed 24,751 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, white students comprised 91.6% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 47 schools in Livingston County, Howell High School recorded the largest enrollment of white students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 1,776 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.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
The LINK A Pathway to Success	100%	15
Light of the World Academy	95%	222
Hartland Lakes Elementary School	94.7%	457
Natalie Kreeger Elementary School	94.6%	539
Voyager Elementary School	94.4%	517
Northwest Elementary School	94.3%	418
Fowlerville Online Learning Academy	94.3%	53
Hornung Elementary School	94.1%	558
Fowlerville Junior High School	94%	550
Charyl Stockwell Academy	93.7%	696
Farley Hill Elementary School	93.6%	233
Hartland High School	93.4%	1,610
Spencer Road Elementary School	93.3%	507
Fowlerville High School	93.2%	774
Adult Transition Services	93.2%	132
Creekside Elementary School	93.1%	408
Challenger Elementary School	92.9%	465
Pathway School	92.7%	55
Hartland Farms Intermediate School	92.7%	770
Hartland Village Elementary School	92.4%	461
Brighton High School	92.2%	1,887
Charyl Stockwell Academy - High School	92.2%	334
Kensington Woods Schools	92.1%	114
Scranton Middle School	91.8%	850
Maltby Intermediate School	91.8%	866
Hartland Middle School at Ore Creek	91.8%	752
H. T. Smith Elementary School	91.7%	494
Highlander Way Middle School	91.6%	789
Hartland Round Elementary School	91.5%	460
Innovation Academy	91.4%	186
Pathfinder School	91.1%	473
Country Elementary School	90.6%	192
Ruahmah J. Hutchings Elementary School	90.6%	416
Parker Middle School	90.6%	1,011
Howell High School	90.4%	1,964
Pinckney Community High School	90.1%	619
Navigator Upper Elementary School	90%	491
Hawkins Elementary School	89.7%	551
Hilton Road Elementary School	89.5%	507
Charyl Stockwell Academy - Middle School	89.4%	282
William A. Brummer Elementary School	89.3%	469
Three Fires Elementary School	89.2%	753
Hartland Virtual Academy	86.4%	22
Legacy High School	85.5%	62
Bridge Alternative High School	84.3%	70
FlexTech High School	80.7%	171
Southwest Elementary School	80.6%	526