Detroit City Wire

Detroit students are among those in the state being profoundly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic as they continue to adapt to online learning.

According to Michigan Capitol Confidential, the Detroit Public Schools Community District, which briefly moved to in-person instruction for abut two months beginning in September, is among the state's largest school districts, and they've had to return to online learning due the coronavirus spikes in Michigan. 

Nearly half of the state's school districts, or 398 of them, as of beginning early December, were offering only remote learning, according to the Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. In 11 of Michigan's school districts, which make up only 1%, students are able to take all classes in person, while the other 51% of the state's districts are offering both online and in-person learning, usually referred to as a "hybrid" method.

The ten largest school districts in the state include Detroit Public Schools Community District, Utica Community Schools,  Dearborn City School District, Ann Arbor Public Schools, Plymouth-Canton  Community Schools, Chippewa Valley Schools, Rochester Community School District, Grand Rapids Public Schools, Livonia Public Schools School  District, Warren Consolidated Schools and Walled Lake Consolidated Schools.