K-12 Overview

The education system in the region represents more than 753,700 students in grades K-12.

Within 1,986 schools across public and charter entities, more than 59,300 teachers are educating, guiding, and preparing the next-generation workforce.

General K-12 Overview, 2022-2023

Location	Student Count	School Count (ISD+LEA+PSA)	Teacher Count
Michigan	1,437,279	4,075	113,845
Detroit Region	753,781	1,986	59,354
Genesee	59,613	202	4,454
Lapeer	10,921	32	848
Lenawee	14,406	53	1,227
Livingston	24,525	53	2,140
Macomb	118,828	266	8,813
Monroe	19,819	54	1,640
Oakland	172,972	420	13,753
St. Clair	19,703	60	1,758
Shiawassee	10,096	33	797
Washtenaw	43,445	121	4,309
Wayne	259,453	692	19,615

Source: Michigan’s Center for Educational Performance and Information

3rd Grade Reading Scores, 2022-2023

Location	Number of Students Assessed	% of Students Proficient or Advanced
Michigan	98,715	40.9%
Detroit Region	54,195	39.5%
Genesee	4,139	35.0%
Lapeer	757	53.8%
Livingston	1,734	55.7%
Lenawee	1,037	35.8%
Macomb	8,563	40.0%
Monroe	1,449	43.1%
Oakland	12,263	49.2%
St. Clair	1,329	40.6%
Shiawassee	726	43.9%
Washtenaw	3,013	49.8%
Wayne	19,185	30.0%

Source: Michigan’s Center for Educational Performance and Information

Graduation Rate by County, 2021-2022

Location	High School Graduates	High School Graduation Rate (4 Year)	College Enrollment within 6 Months
Michigan	95,464	81.0%	53.5%
Genessee	3,749	76.5%	45.8%
Lapeer	793	85.4%	45.8%
Lenawee	1,139	85.2%	47.3%
Livingston	2,266	91.4%	60.1%
Macomb	8,759	85.5%	55.5%
Monroe	1,382	84.1%	51.5%
Oakland	13,188	86.8%	60.9%
St. Clair	1,417	79.1%	48.5%
Shiawassee	868	88.0%	45.2%
Washtenaw	3,308	86.3%	68.5%
Wayne	16,065	77.8%	53.0%

Source: Michigan’s Center for Educational Performance and Information

Educational Attainment

Educational attainment refers to the highest level of education that an individual has completed. The population with an associate degree or higher in the Detroit Region has continues to rise over the past five years. Despite the Region’s educational attainment rate increasing by 3.1 percentage points to 46.3% from 2018 to 2022, Detroit continues to lag behind peer regions and the national average.

The Region’s attainment rate includes 9% with associate degree, 22% with a bachelor’s degree and 15% with a graduate or professional degree. Over 1.0 million residents in the Detroit region have earned an associate degree or higher.