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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · MICHIGAN

Michigan schools in decline

Michigan public schools with the largest enrollment loss from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
steepest declines in state
Largest drop
-100%
Mill Creek Elementary School
Range
-100% to -47%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 MI PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT LOSS · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↑
Mill Creek Elementary SchoolWILLIAMSBURGElk Rapids Schools2050-100%
Pierce SchoolFLINTFlint School District of the City of2200-100%
Waterloo Elementary SchoolMONROEMonroe Public Schools2580-100%
Eastpointe Alternative CenterEASTPOINTEEastpointe Community Schools1143-97.4%
Madison Preparatory High SchoolMADISON HTSMadison District Public Schools1275-96.1%
Clarence Fischer CenterVASSARVassar Public Schools19915-92.5%
North Ward Elementary SchoolALLEGANAllegan Public Schools26129-88.9%
Old Redford Academy ElementaryDETROITOld Redford Academy1,200265-77.9%
Orchard View Community EducationMUSKEGONOrchard View Schools470134-71.5%
J E Clark Preparatory AcademyDETROITDetroit Public Schools Community District430125-70.9%
Blackwell InstituteDETROITDetroit Public Schools Community District30492-69.7%
International Academy of SaginawSAGINAWInternational Academy of Saginaw23874-68.9%
Crossroads Charter Academy K5BIG RAPIDSCrossroads Charter Academy326103-68.4%
Ann Arbor Trail Magnet SchoolDETROITDetroit Public Schools Community District21568-68.4%
Sherwood Global Studies AcademyGRAND RAPIDSGrand Rapids Public Schools333121-63.7%
Ottawa Area CenterALLENDALEOttawa Area ISD23987-63.6%
Fair Plain East ElementaryBENTON HARBORBenton Harbor Area Schools410150-63.4%
Childrens Village SchoolPONTIACWaterford School District15156-62.9%
Dr Martin Luther King AcademyMUSKEGONMuskegon Heights Public School Academy System283105-62.9%
Luther C Klager Elem SchoolMANCHESTERManchester Community Schools436163-62.6%
Crescent Academy MiddleHigh SchoolSOUTHFIELDCrescent Academy386145-62.4%
CA Frost Environmental Science Academy Middle High SchoolGRAND RAPIDSGrand Rapids Public Schools770309-59.9%
Hope Middle SchoolHOLTHolt Public Schools389158-59.4%
Luce Road Elementary SchoolALMAAlma Public Schools344141-59.0%
McIntyre Elementary SchoolSOUTHFIELDSouthfield Public School District386162-58.0%
Clara B Ford Academy SDADEARBORN HEIGHTSClara B. Ford Academy (SDA)13558-57.0%
Crossroads Charter AcademyBIG RAPIDSCrossroads Charter Academy270117-56.7%
Bradford AcademySOUTHFIELDBradford Academy1,509678-55.1%
Vandercook Lake High SchoolJACKSONVandercook Lake Public Schools574258-55.1%
Joy Preparatory AcademyDETROITJoy Preparatory Academy356161-54.8%
Detroit Public Safety AcademyDETROITDetroit Public Safety Academy336156-53.6%
Hillsdale Preparatory SchoolHILLSDALEHillsdale Preparatory School12960-53.5%
Frederick Douglass Academy for Young MenDETROITDetroit Public Schools Community District14668-53.4%
Blue Water Middle College AcademyPORT HURONBlue Water Middle College438205-53.2%
Westwood North AcademyINKSTERWestwood Community School District11152-53.2%
Marcellus High SchoolMARCELLUSMarcellus Community Schools337160-52.5%
Mt Morris Education and Community CenterMOUNT MORRISMt. Morris Consolidated Schools14268-52.1%
Southwestern Classical AcademyFLINTFlint School District of the City of968464-52.1%
North Star Montessori AcademyMARQUETTENorth Star Montessori Academy296145-51.0%
Suttons Bay Senior High SchoolSUTTONS BAYSuttons Bay Public Schools253125-50.6%
Crockett Midtown High School of Science and MedicineDETROITDetroit Public Schools Community District385191-50.4%
Ypsilanti STEMM Middle CollegeYPSILANTIYpsilanti Community Schools215108-49.8%
Montague Area Childhood CenterMONTAGUEMontague Area Public Schools16885-49.4%
Eastpointe Middle SchoolEASTPOINTEEastpointe Community Schools579295-49.1%
Neithercut Elementary SchoolFLINTFlint School District of the City of296151-49.0%
Anderson Elementary SchoolGRAND BLANCGrand Blanc Community Schools393203-48.3%
Pathways AcademyDETROITPathways Academy270140-48.1%
Byron Area High SchoolBYRONByron Area Schools384200-47.9%
McBain High SchoolMC BAINMcBain Rural Agricultural Schools562294-47.7%
Burger Development CenterINKSTERGarden City Public Schools205108-47.3%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-in-decline-by-state-mi.csv

How this list was built

Every Michigan public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, and must have been open in both school years. Schools that closed entirely are tracked in the separate school closures report. Virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded so the list reflects neighborhood schools that families have moved away from rather than program-design changes.

Enrollment loss is not a verdict on a school. Schools shrink because catchment populations shrink, because new schools open nearby, because a magnet program elsewhere pulls transfers, because districts redraw boundaries, or because the building physically aged out. Use this list as a starting point for understanding which Michigan schools are operating with substantially fewer students than they were seven years ago.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

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allk12 (2026). "Michigan schools in decline: enrollment loss 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/in-decline/michigan
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