Pontiac Times

There were 472 American Indian students enrolled in Oakland County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 12.4% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Oakland County welcomed 172,596 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 52 districts in Oakland County, Farmington Public School District recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 49 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Oakland County.

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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

District	% of American Indian Students Enrolled	Total Enrollment
AGBU Alex-Marie Manoogian School	0.2%	425
Avondale School District	0.4%	3,835
Berkley School District	0.2%	3,920
Birmingham Public Schools	0.1%	7,342
Bloomfield Hills Schools	0.1%	5,166
Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland	0.6%	2,135
Clarkston Community School District	0.1%	7,656
Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellenc	0.2%	561
Farmington Public School District	0.5%	9,082
Ferndale Public Schools	0.3%	3,133
Holly Academy	0.3%	586
Holly Area School District	0.3%	3,110
Huron Valley Schools	0.3%	7,990
Keys Grace Academy	0.2%	473
Kingsbury Country Day School	0.3%	354
Lake Orion Community Schools	0.1%	6,858
Lamphere Public Schools	0.5%	2,352
Laurus Academy	0.5%	749
Lighthouse Connections Academy	1.2%	2,454
Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy	0.4%	1,262
Madison District Public Schools	0.2%	914
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy	0.7%	2,896
Novi Community School District	0.6%	6,662
Oakland Schools	0.1%	2,306
Oakside Prep Academy	0.3%	1,182
Oxford Community Schools	0.1%	5,660
Pontiac Academy for Excellence	0.4%	551
Pontiac City School District	0.2%	3,432
Rochester Community School District	0.2%	15,042
Royal Oak Schools	0.3%	4,877
School District of the City of Hazel Park	0.6%	2,975
School District of the City of Oak Park	1%	3,682
South Lyon Community Schools	0.1%	8,479
Southfield Public School District	0.2%	4,956
Troy School District	0.1%	12,485
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	0.2%	12,131
Waterford Montessori Academy	0.7%	402
Waterford School District	0.5%	7,087
West Bloomfield School District	0.1%	4,884