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Kalamazoo County Education: 20,404 white students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

There were 20,404 white students enrolled in Kalamazoo County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Kalamazoo County welcomed 34,099 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 59.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 16 districts in Kalamazoo County, Portage Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 6,010 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Kalamazoo County.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Ethnicities in Kalamazoo County in 2022-23 School Year
White [59.8%]African American [18.5%]Multiracial [10%]Hispanic [8.9%]Ethnicities <5% [2.8%]
White Enrollment in Kalamazoo County During 2022-23 School Year
District% of white Students EnrolledTotal Enrollment
Climax-Scotts Community Schools86.4%543
Comstock Public Schools53.9%1,794
Forest Academy74.2%66
Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools86.6%971
Gull Lake Community Schools81.5%3,256
Kalamazoo Covenant Academy21%143
Kalamazoo Public Schools35.3%12,300
Kalamazoo RESA47.6%1,664
Oakland Academy57.7%163
Paramount Charter Academy22.7%379
Parchment School District68.6%1,586
Portage Public Schools69.8%8,616
Schoolcraft Community Schools92.4%1,071
Vicksburg Community Schools88.9%2,588
Youth Advancement Academy27.6%29

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