Livingston Today

There were 40 Hawaiian students enrolled in Livingston County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 7% less 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 47 schools in Livingston County, Southwest Elementary School recorded the largest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 13 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 Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Southwest Elementary School	2.5%	526
Legacy High School	1.6%	62
Bridge Alternative High School	1.4%	70
Country Elementary School	1%	192
Navigator Upper Elementary School	0.6%	491
FlexTech High School	0.6%	171
Highlander Way Middle School	0.5%	789
Howell High School	0.3%	1,964
H. T. Smith Elementary School	0.2%	494
Hilton Road Elementary School	0.2%	507
Pinckney Community High School	0.2%	619
Parker Middle School	0.2%	1,011
Hartland Middle School at Ore Creek	0.1%	752
Hartland High School	0.1%	1,610
Brighton High School	0.1%	1,887
Scranton Middle School	0.1%	850
Maltby Intermediate School	0%	866
Fowlerville High School	0%	774
Hartland Lakes Elementary School	0%	457
Hawkins Elementary School	0%	551
Light of the World Academy	0%	222
Hartland Farms Intermediate School	0%	770
The LINK A Pathway to Success	0%	15
Pathfinder School	0%	473
Charyl Stockwell Academy	0%	696
Farley Hill Elementary School	0%	233
Charyl Stockwell Academy - Middle School	0%	282
Spencer Road Elementary School	0%	507
Natalie Kreeger Elementary School	0%	539
Three Fires Elementary School	0%	753
Hartland Round Elementary School	0%	460
Pathway School	0%	55
Adult Transition Services	0%	132
Ruahmah J. Hutchings Elementary School	0%	416
Fowlerville Junior High School	0%	550
Kensington Woods Schools	0%	114
Creekside Elementary School	0%	408
Charyl Stockwell Academy - High School	0%	334
Innovation Academy	0%	186
Challenger Elementary School	0%	465
Hornung Elementary School	0%	558
Hartland Village Elementary School	0%	461
William A. Brummer Elementary School	0%	469
Northwest Elementary School	0%	418
Voyager Elementary School	0%	517
Fowlerville Online Learning Academy	0%	53
Hartland Virtual Academy	0%	22