Lansing Sun

Owosso High School had the highest enrollment among Shiawassee County schools, welcoming 843 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 53.6% of them were girls, and 46.4% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 90% of the Owosso High School total enrollment.

Among the 30 schools in Shiawassee County, Corunna High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 666 students, while Owosso Middle School welcomed 643 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Owosso High School is part of Owosso Public Schools, which roughly covers schools within Shiawassee County, with its main office in Owosso.

In the previous school year, Owosso High School also had the highest number of students among Shiawassee County schools.

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

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Owosso High School	Owosso	843
Corunna High School	Corunna	666
Owosso Middle School	Owosso	643
Laingsburg Elementary School	Laingsburg	511
New Lothrop Elementary School	New Lothrop	476
Emerson School	Owosso	452
Corunna Middle School	Corunna	452
Bryant School	Owosso	449
Durand Area High School	Durand	425
Central School	Owosso	423
New Lothrop High School	New Lothrop	401
Laingsburg High School	Laingsburg	363
Perry Elementary School	Perry	356
Robert Kerr School	Durand	348
Elsa Meyer Elementary School	Corunna	337
Perry High School	Perry	317
Byron Area Elementary School	Byron	314
Leonard Elementary School	Ovid	311
Perry Middle School	Perry	286
Durand Middle School	Durand	276
Laingsburg Middle School	Laingsburg	265
Morrice Area Elementary School	Morrice	242
Morrice Area High School	Morrice	239
Byron Area High School	Byron	236
Shiawassee RESD Student Learning Center - West	Owosso	198
Bertha Neal School	Durand	185
Nellie Reed Elementary School	Vernon	164
Byron Area Middle School	Byron	124
Lincoln Alternative High School	Owosso	101
Ovid-Elsie Community Education/Alternative High School	Elsie	42