Kalamazoo County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2022-23 school year?

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

By Kalamazoo Times

Jan 1, 2024

Loy Norrix High School had the highest enrollment among Kalamazoo County schools, welcoming 1,771 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.9% of them were girls, and 49.1% were boys.

The most represented ethnicity among Loy Norrix High School students was white, accounting for 40% of the student population.

Among the 84 schools in Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo Central High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,612 students, while Portage Central High School welcomed 1,420 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Loy Norrix High School is part of Kalamazoo Public Schools, which roughly covers schools within Kalamazoo County, with its main office in Kalamazoo.

In the previous school year, Loy Norrix High School also had the highest number of students among Kalamazoo County schools.

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 have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

Enrollment in Kalamazoo County Over 8 Years

Enrollment in Kalamazoo County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Loy Norrix High School	Kalamazoo	1,771
Kalamazoo Central High School	Kalamazoo	1,612
Portage Central High School	Portage	1,420
Portage Northern High School	Portage	1,252
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts	Kalamazoo	860
Gull Lake High School	Richland	850
Milwood Magnet School	Kalamazoo	742
Portage Central Middle School	Portage	740
Vicksburg High School	Vicksburg	728
Linden Grove Middle School	Kalamazoo	705
Gull Lake Middle School	Richland	691
Portage West Middle School	Portage	679
Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate School	Richland	655
Moorsbridge Elementary School	Portage	608
King-Westwood Elementary School	Kalamazoo	591
Vicksburg Middle School	Vicksburg	582
Comstock Elementary School	Kalamazoo	577
12th Street Elementary School	Portage	574
Woods Lake Elementary - A Magnet Center for the Arts	Kalamazoo	566
Portage North Middle School	Portage	552
Lake Center Elementary School	Portage	529
Amberly Elementary School	Portage	526
Hillside Middle School	Kalamazoo	512
Schoolcraft High School	Schoolcraft	499
Sunset Lake Elementary School	Vicksburg	485
Winchell Elementary School	Kalamazoo	483
Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Kalamazoo	470
Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School	Kalamazoo	463
Central Elementary School	Portage	448
Parchment High School	Kalamazoo	434
Richland Elementary School	Richland	433
Paramount Charter Academy	Kalamazoo	379
Haverhill Elementary School	Portage	379
Comstock High School	Kalamazoo	378
Milwood Elementary School	Kalamazoo	376
Woodland Elementary School	Portage	376
Tobey Elementary School	Scotts	370
Angling Road Elementary School	Portage	370
Arcadia Elementary School	Kalamazoo	354
Elementary Sol Elementary School	Kalamazoo	351
Galesburg-Augusta High School	Galesburg	348
Schoolcraft Elementary School	Schoolcraft	335
Parchment Middle School	Kalamazoo	329
Galesburg-Augusta Primary School	Galesburg	327
Comstock Middle School	Kalamazoo	302
Parchment Central Elementary School	Kalamazoo	292
Edison Environmental Science Academy	Kalamazoo	287
Alamo Elementary School	Kalamazoo	285
Indian Lake Elementary School	Vicksburg	285
Galesburg-Augusta Middle School	Augusta	284
Spring Valley Center for Exploration	Kalamazoo	281
Kellogg Elementary School	Hickory Corners	276
Climax-Scotts High School	Climax	274
Northglade Montessori School	Kalamazoo	273
Comstock Compass High School	Kalamazoo	270
STEM Academy	Kalamazoo	260
Cooper Elementary School	Kalamazoo	259
Parchment North Elementary School	Kalamazoo	242
Schoolcraft Middle School	Schoolcraft	237
Washington Writers Academy	Kalamazoo	235
Climax-Scotts Elementary School	Scotts	232
Lincoln International Studies School	Kalamazoo	226
WoodsEdge Learning Center	Portage	220
Phoenix Alternative High School	Kalamazoo	219
Northeastern Elementary School	Kalamazoo	212
Woodward School for Technology and Research	Kalamazoo	206
Indian Prairie Elementary School	Kalamazoo	204
Kalamazoo RESA West Campus - Young Adult Program	Kalamazoo	183
Parchment Northwood Elementary School	Kalamazoo	179
Oakland Academy	Portage	163
Kalamazoo Covenant Academy	Kalamazoo	143
Portage Community High School	Portage	138
Vicksburg Pathways High School	Vicksburg	138
Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program	Kalamazoo	110
Greenwood Elementary School	Kalamazoo	101
Parchment Innovation Center	Kalamazoo	99
Forest Academy	Kalamazoo	66
Youth Center School	Kalamazoo	43
Climax-Scotts Virtual Academy	Climax	37
Gull Lake Gateway Academy	Richland	33
Valley Center School	Kalamazoo	32
Transition Services	Kalamazoo	31
Youth Advancement Academy	Kalamazoo	29
Galesburg-Augusta Alternative Education	Galesburg	4