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Michigan: the counties with the most public school students

73 counties

Michigan counties ranked by total public school enrollment across every school in the county. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked county is at 6,493. Showing ranks 1 to 50.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsStudents
1Wayne CountyMI543259,786259,786
2Oakland CountyMI331169,926169,926
3Macomb CountyMI226115,743115,743
4Kent CountyMI23097,25397,253
5Genesee CountyMI15058,53458,534
6Ottawa CountyMI9942,89442,894
7Washtenaw CountyMI10142,86142,861
8Ingham CountyMI9337,91437,914
9Kalamazoo CountyMI8334,15134,151
10Saginaw CountyMI7325,62125,621
11Muskegon CountyMI6825,24525,245
12Livingston CountyMI4724,69524,695
13Jackson CountyMI6221,68121,681
14Berrien CountyMI7421,02721,027
15St. Clair CountyMI5420,51120,511
16Monroe CountyMI5020,28620,286
17Calhoun CountyMI5518,98218,982
18Allegan CountyMI5417,17417,174
19Eaton CountyMI4617,02517,025
20Van Buren CountyMI4414,85014,850
21Lenawee CountyMI4514,25614,256
22Bay CountyMI3412,52512,525
23Grand Traverse CountyMI3012,06912,069
24Midland CountyMI2611,32411,324
25Montcalm CountyMI2911,16811,168
26Lapeer CountyMI2710,96210,962
27Ionia CountyMI2810,50610,506
28Shiawassee CountyMI2910,10510,105
29Clinton CountyMI269,6409,640
30St. Joseph CountyMI319,5179,517
31Wexford CountyMI148,5538,553
32Barry CountyMI218,0418,041
33Marquette CountyMI257,6577,657
34Newaygo CountyMI216,7826,782
35Branch CountyMI166,5466,546
36Manistee CountyMI136,5116,511
37Isabella CountyMI196,4936,493
38Tuscola CountyMI256,4596,459
39Cass CountyMI236,2586,258
40Sanilac CountyMI195,3775,377
41Houghton CountyMI175,2675,267
42Gratiot CountyMI245,2455,245
43Mecosta CountyMI175,2195,219
44Hillsdale CountyMI225,0675,067
45Chippewa CountyMI194,8354,835
46Delta CountyMI144,3824,382
47Huron CountyMI234,2354,235
48Emmet CountyMI164,1384,138
49Menominee CountyMI163,9793,979
50Mason CountyMI123,8463,846

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