Livingston Today

There were 24,751 students enrolled in Livingston County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 0.8% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.5% of the county student body, while the other 48.5% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 91.6% of the student body, the highest percentage in Livingston County schools, followed by 4% Hispanic, 2.5% multiracial, 0.8% Asian, 0.7% African American, 0.2% American Indian and 0.2% Hawaiian students.

Howell High School had the highest enrollment among Livingston County's 49 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 1,964 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.

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	Total enrollment in 2023-24	Total enrollment in 2024-25	% change
Howell High School	1,919	1,964	2.3%
Brighton High School	1,901	1,887	-0.7%
Hartland High School	1,655	1,610	-2.7%
Parker Middle School	751	1,011	34.6%
Maltby Intermediate School	843	866	2.7%
Scranton Middle School	849	850	0.1%
Highlander Way Middle School	776	789	1.7%
Fowlerville High School	788	774	-1.8%
Hartland Farms Intermediate School	761	770	1.2%
Three Fires Elementary School	704	753	7%
Hartland Middle School at Ore Creek	758	752	-0.8%
Charyl Stockwell Academy	655	696	6.3%
Pinckney Community High School	628	619	-1.4%
Hornung Elementary School	561	558	-0.5%
Hawkins Elementary School	551	551	0%
Fowlerville Junior High School	564	550	-2.5%
Natalie Kreeger Elementary School	588	539	-8.3%
Southwest Elementary School	545	526	-3.5%
Voyager Elementary School	521	517	-0.8%
Hilton Road Elementary School	498	507	1.8%
Spencer Road Elementary School	537	507	-5.6%
H. T. Smith Elementary School	509	494	-2.9%
Navigator Upper Elementary School	481	491	2.1%
Pathfinder School	467	473	1.3%
William A. Brummer Elementary School	475	469	-1.3%
Challenger Elementary School	459	465	1.3%
Hartland Village Elementary School	476	461	-3.2%
Hartland Round Elementary School	453	460	1.5%
Hartland Lakes Elementary School	464	457	-1.5%
Northwest Elementary School	424	418	-1.4%
Ruahmah J. Hutchings Elementary School	439	416	-5.2%
Creekside Elementary School	409	408	-0.2%
Charyl Stockwell Academy - High School	317	334	5.4%
Charyl Stockwell Academy - Middle School	281	282	0.4%
Farley Hill Elementary School	243	233	-4.1%
Light of the World Academy	232	222	-4.3%
Country Elementary School	201	192	-4.5%
Innovation Academy	184	186	1.1%
FlexTech High School	142	171	20.4%
Adult Transition Services	125	132	5.6%
Kensington Woods Schools	103	114	10.7%
Bridge Alternative High School	86	70	-18.6%
Legacy High School	55	62	12.7%
Pathway School	55	55	0%
Fowlerville Online Learning Academy	62	53	-14.5%
Hartland Virtual Academy	21	22	4.8%
The LINK A Pathway to Success	30	15	-50%