Schools throughout the area have been reminding parents to make sure their students arrive on time and are in school for the entire day, especially this Wednesday, February 12th for winter Count Day.

All public schools in Michigan count the number of students attending their schools twice a year, in October and February.  Count information is critical to school districts, because each student translates into state funding.  The calculation of funds that schools receive is based on a blend of both winter and fall student count data during the same calendar year.