Kalamazoo Times

Among the many ethnicities represented in Kalamazoo County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Kalamazoo County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of the 34,099 students attending Kalamazoo County schools, 59.8% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 18.5% of Kalamazoo County students.

In the previous school year, white students were still the most common group in Kalamazoo County, representing 59.8% of the student body.

Milwood Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 33.2% white students, 33% African American students, 17.6% multiracial students, 15.2% Hispanic students, 0.8% Asian students, and 0.3% American Indian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0% when compared to the previous year.

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.

School name	Most represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
12th Street Elementary School	White	62.5%	574
Alamo Elementary School	White	91.2%	285
Amberly Elementary School	White	65.6%	526
Angling Road Elementary School	White	70.8%	370
Arcadia Elementary School	African American	40.4%	354
Central Elementary School	White	74.8%	448
Climax-Scotts Elementary School	White	89.7%	232
Climax-Scotts High School	White	83.9%	274
Climax-Scotts Virtual Academy	White	83.8%	37
Comstock Compass High School	White	45.6%	270
Comstock Elementary School	White	52%	577
Comstock High School	White	55.8%	378
Comstock Middle School	White	50%	302
Cooper Elementary School	White	93.1%	259
Edison Environmental Science Academy	African American	65.5%	287
Elementary Sol Elementary School	Hispanic	56.4%	351
Forest Academy	White	74.2%	66
Galesburg-Augusta Alternative Education	White	75%	4
Galesburg-Augusta High School	White	87.9%	348
Galesburg-Augusta Middle School	White	86.6%	284
Galesburg-Augusta Primary School	White	85.3%	327
Greenwood Elementary School	White	40.6%	101
Gull Lake Gateway Academy	White	81.8%	33
Gull Lake High School	White	82.1%	850
Gull Lake Middle School	White	83.2%	691
Haverhill Elementary School	White	66.2%	379
Hillside Middle School	African American	51%	512
Indian Lake Elementary School	White	94%	285
Indian Prairie Elementary School	White	50%	204
Kalamazoo Central High School	African American	43%	1,612
Kalamazoo Covenant Academy	African American	55.2%	143
Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program	African American	53.6%	110
Kalamazoo RESA West Campus - Young Adult Program	White	67.2%	183
Kellogg Elementary School	White	88.4%	276
King-Westwood Elementary School	White	55%	591
Lake Center Elementary School	White	81.7%	529
Lincoln International Studies School	African American	59.3%	226
Linden Grove Middle School	African American	45.2%	705
Loy Norrix High School	White	40%	1,771
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts	White	41.4%	860
Milwood Elementary School	White	33.2%	376
Milwood Magnet School	White	33.8%	742
Moorsbridge Elementary School	White	62.5%	608
Northeastern Elementary School	African American	70.3%	212
Northglade Montessori School	White	48.7%	273
Oakland Academy	White	57.7%	163
Paramount Charter Academy	African American	47.8%	379
Parchment Central Elementary School	White	70.9%	292
Parchment High School	White	72.8%	434
Parchment Innovation Center	White	53.5%	99
Parchment Middle School	White	66.9%	329
Parchment North Elementary School	White	69%	242
Parchment Northwood Elementary School	White	65.4%	179
Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School	White	53.3%	463
Phoenix Alternative High School	African American	49.8%	219
Portage Central High School	White	76.7%	1,420
Portage Central Middle School	White	79.6%	740
Portage Community High School	White	53.6%	138
Portage North Middle School	White	63.2%	552
Portage Northern High School	White	66.9%	1,252
Portage West Middle School	White	64.5%	679
Prairie Ridge Elementary School	White	37.9%	470
Richland Elementary School	White	74.8%	433
STEM Academy	White	68.8%	260
Schoolcraft Elementary School	White	94.3%	335
Schoolcraft High School	White	91.6%	499
Schoolcraft Middle School	White	91.6%	237
Spring Valley Center for Exploration	African American	53%	281
Sunset Lake Elementary School	White	84.5%	485
Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate School	White	80.6%	655
Tobey Elementary School	White	92.2%	370
Transition Services	African American	51.6%	31
Valley Center School	White	50%	32
Vicksburg High School	White	90%	728
Vicksburg Middle School	White	86.8%	582
Vicksburg Pathways High School	White	89.1%	138
Washington Writers Academy	African American	60.9%	235
Winchell Elementary School	White	55.7%	483
Woodland Elementary School	White	67.3%	376
Woods Lake Elementary - A Magnet Center for the Arts	African American	42.8%	566
WoodsEdge Learning Center	White	65.9%	220
Woodward School for Technology and Research	African American	66.5%	206
Youth Advancement Academy	African American	72.4%	29
Youth Center School	African American	88.4%	43