Waterford Today

The majority of students in Oakland County districts were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of the 172,596 students attending Oakland County district schools, 59.1% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnic group among Oakland County's districts (18.8%).

In the previous school year, white students were still the most common group in Oakland County, representing 59.7% of the student body.

Avondale School District had the most even distribution of races among the county districts, including 42.4% white students, 30.4% African American students, 12.4% Hispanic students, 10.4% Asian students, 3.7% multiracial students, 0.4% American Indian students, and 0.3% Hawaiian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped 1% compared to the previous year.

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	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
AGBU Alex-Marie Manoogian School	White	98.4%	425
Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac	African American	79.8%	818
Avondale School District	White	42.4%	3,835
Berkley School District	White	74.6%	3,920
Birmingham Public Schools	White	76.2%	7,342
Bloomfield Hills Schools	White	73.3%	5,166
Bradford Academy	African American	98.9%	980
Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland	White	84.2%	2,135
Clarkston Community School District	White	84.5%	7,656
Clawson Public Schools	White	74.8%	1,270
Crescent Academy	African American	98.9%	709
Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellenc	African American	97.7%	561
Farmington Public School District	White	47.9%	9,082
Faxon Academy	African American	88.2%	119
Ferndale Public Schools	African American	61.5%	3,133
Four Corners Montessori Academy	White	63.2%	291
Great Lakes Academy	African American	83.6%	183
Holly Academy	White	91.3%	586
Holly Area School District	White	83.2%	3,110
Huron Valley Schools	White	87.7%	7,990
Keys Grace Academy	White	86.3%	473
Kingsbury Country Day School	White	86.4%	354
Lake Orion Community Schools	White	74.4%	6,858
Lamphere Public Schools	White	69.7%	2,352
Laurus Academy	African American	90.1%	749
Life Skills Center of Pontiac	African American	84.2%	38
Lighthouse Connections Academy	White	54%	2,454
Lincoln-King Adams-Young Academy	African American	98.8%	1,262
Madison District Public Schools	African American	51.2%	914
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy	White	52.1%	2,896
Momentum Academy	Hispanic	62.9%	213
Novi Community School District	Asian	48.3%	6,662
Oakland County Academy of Media & Technology	African American	78.6%	168
Oakland FlexTech High School	White	67.2%	201
Oakland Schools	African American	40.4%	2,306
Oakside Prep Academy	African American	46%	1,182
Oxford Community Schools	White	82.3%	5,660
Pontiac Academy for Excellence	African American	59.3%	551
Pontiac City School District	African American	48.7%	3,432
Rochester Community School District	White	69%	15,042
Royal Oak Schools	White	74.9%	4,877
School District of the City of Hazel Park	White	49.6%	2,975
School District of the City of Oak Park	African American	91.4%	3,682
South Lyon Community Schools	White	80.8%	8,479
Southfield Public School District	African American	93.3%	4,956
Troy School District	White	46.6%	12,485
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	White	72.4%	12,131
Walton Charter Academy	Hispanic	55.9%	809
Waterford Montessori Academy	White	71.4%	402
Waterford School District	White	64.1%	7,087
West Bloomfield School District	White	45.1%	4,884