Lansing Sun

DeWitt Public Schools had the highest enrollment among Clinton County districts, welcoming 3,109 students during the 2024-25 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 50.8% of them were girls, and 49.2% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 83.2% of the DeWitt Public Schools total enrollment.

Among the nine districts in Clinton County, St. Johns Public Schools ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,458 students, while Michigan International Prep School welcomed 1,657 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.

DeWitt Public Schools roughly covers schools within Clinton County, with its main office in DeWitt.

In the previous school year, DeWitt Public Schools also had the highest number of students among Clinton County schools.

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.

District	City (Main Office)	Total Enrollment
DeWitt Public Schools	DeWitt	3,109
St. Johns Public Schools	St. Johns	2,458
Michigan International Prep School	Elsie	1,657
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools	Elsie	1,275
Bath Community Schools	Bath	1,021
Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools	Westphalia	753
Fowler Public Schools	Fowler	425
Clinton County RESA	St. Johns	274
Blended Learning Academies Credit Recovery High School	Lansing	187