Kalamazoo Times

Kalamazoo Public Schools had the highest enrollment among Kalamazoo County districts, welcoming 12,300 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, 50.3% of them were boys, and 49.7% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Kalamazoo Public Schools students was African American, accounting for 37.7% of the student population.

Among the 15 districts in Kalamazoo County, Portage Public Schools ranked second in enrollment numbers with 8,616 students, while Gull Lake Community Schools welcomed 3,256 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Kalamazoo Public Schools roughly covers schools within Kalamazoo County, with its main office in Kalamazoo.

In the previous school year, Kalamazoo Public Schools 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.

District	City (Main Office)	Total Enrollment
Kalamazoo Public Schools	Kalamazoo	12,300
Portage Public Schools	Portage	8,616
Gull Lake Community Schools	Richland	3,256
Vicksburg Community Schools	Vicksburg	2,588
Comstock Public Schools	Kalamazoo	1,794
Kalamazoo RESA	Kalamazoo	1,664
Parchment School District	Kalamazoo	1,586
Schoolcraft Community Schools	Schoolcraft	1,071
Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools	Galesburg	971
Climax-Scotts Community Schools	Climax	543
Paramount Charter Academy	Kalamazoo	379
Oakland Academy	Portage	163
Kalamazoo Covenant Academy	Kalamazoo	143
Forest Academy	Kalamazoo	66
Youth Advancement Academy	Kalamazoo	29