Lansing Sun

Michigan International Prep School had the largest enrollment among Clinton County schools, welcoming 1,657 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, 54.6% of them were boys, and 45.4% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 65.4% of the Michigan International Prep School total enrollment.

Among the 27 schools in Clinton County, DeWitt High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 944 students, while St. Johns High School welcomed 790 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.

Michigan International Prep School is part of Michigan International Prep School, which roughly covers schools within Clinton County, with its main office in Elsie.

In the previous school year, Michigan International Prep School also had the largest 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.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Michigan International Prep School	Elsie	1,657
DeWitt High School	DeWitt	944
St. Johns High School	St. Johns	790
DeWitt Middle School	DeWitt	754
St. Johns Middle School	St. Johns	584
Pewamo-Westphalia Middle/High School	Westphalia	504
David Scott Elementary School	DeWitt	473
Bath Elementary School	Bath	473
Herbison Woods Elementary School	DeWitt	469
Schavey Road Elementary School	DeWitt	469
Wacousta Elementary School	Eagle	457
Ovid-Elsie High School	Elsie	372
Sheridan Road	Lansing	356
Gateway Elementary School	St. Johns	320
Oakview Elementary School	St. Johns	313
Bath High School	Bath	307
Riley Elementary School	St. Johns	299
E. E. Knight Elementary School	Elsie	296
Ovid-Elsie Middle School	Elsie	293
Waldron Elementary and Middle School	Fowler	262
Bath Middle School	Bath	241
Fowler High School	Fowler	163
Blended Learning Academies Credit Recovery High School	Lansing	159
Cole Academy East	East Lansing	148
Eureka School	St. Johns	114
Clinton County Education Center	St. Johns	65
STRIVE Academy	St. Johns	38