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
Boys made up 51.2% of the county student body, while the other 48.8% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 59.8% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Kalamazoo County schools, followed by 18.5% of African American students, 10% of multiracial students, 8.9% of Hispanic students, 2.5% of Asian students, 0.3% of American Indian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.
Loy Norrix High School had the highest enrollment among Kalamazoo County's 97 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 1,771 students.
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
| School name | Total enrollment in 2021-22 | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loy Norrix High School | 1,807 | 1,771 | -2 |
| Kalamazoo Central High School | 1,803 | 1,612 | -10.6 |
| Portage Central High School | 1,424 | 1,420 | -0.3 |
| Portage Northern High School | 1,289 | 1,252 | -2.9 |
| Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts | 842 | 860 | 2.1 |
| Gull Lake High School | 849 | 850 | 0.1 |
| Milwood Magnet School | 688 | 742 | 7.8 |
| Portage Central Middle School | 729 | 740 | 1.5 |
| Vicksburg High School | 777 | 728 | -6.3 |
| Linden Grove Middle School | 726 | 705 | -2.9 |
| Gull Lake Middle School | 660 | 691 | 4.7 |
| Portage West Middle School | 653 | 679 | 4 |
| Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate School | 648 | 655 | 1.1 |
| Moorsbridge Elementary School | 585 | 608 | 3.9 |
| King-Westwood Elementary School | 570 | 591 | 3.7 |
| Vicksburg Middle School | 550 | 582 | 5.8 |
| Comstock Elementary School | 528 | 577 | 9.3 |
| 12th Street Elementary School | 571 | 574 | 0.5 |
| Woods Lake Elementary - A Magnet Center for the Arts | 576 | 566 | -1.7 |
| Portage North Middle School | 541 | 552 | 2 |
| Lake Center Elementary School | 539 | 529 | -1.9 |
| Amberly Elementary School | 541 | 526 | -2.8 |
| Hillside Middle School | 516 | 512 | -0.8 |
| Schoolcraft High School | 478 | 499 | 4.4 |
| Sunset Lake Elementary School | 531 | 485 | -8.7 |
| Winchell Elementary School | 474 | 483 | 1.9 |
| Prairie Ridge Elementary School | 456 | 470 | 3.1 |
| Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School | 520 | 463 | -11 |
| Central Elementary School | 437 | 448 | 2.5 |
| Parchment High School | 471 | 434 | -7.9 |
| Richland Elementary School | 404 | 433 | 7.2 |
| Paramount Charter Academy | 459 | 379 | -17.4 |
| Haverhill Elementary School | 369 | 379 | 2.7 |
| Comstock High School | 392 | 378 | -3.6 |
| Woodland Elementary School | 392 | 376 | -4.1 |
| Milwood Elementary School | 385 | 376 | -2.3 |
| Angling Road Elementary School | 380 | 370 | -2.6 |
| Tobey Elementary School | 347 | 370 | 6.6 |
| Arcadia Elementary School | 368 | 354 | -3.8 |
| Elementary Sol Elementary School | 337 | 351 | 4.2 |
| Galesburg-Augusta High School | 366 | 348 | -4.9 |
| Schoolcraft Elementary School | 331 | 335 | 1.2 |
| Parchment Middle School | 332 | 329 | -0.9 |
| Galesburg-Augusta Primary School | 306 | 327 | 6.9 |
| Comstock Middle School | 288 | 302 | 4.9 |
| Parchment Central Elementary School | 314 | 292 | -7 |
| Edison Environmental Science Academy | 301 | 287 | -4.7 |
| Alamo Elementary School | 279 | 285 | 2.2 |
| Indian Lake Elementary School | 265 | 285 | 7.5 |
| Galesburg-Augusta Middle School | 264 | 284 | 7.6 |
| Spring Valley Center for Exploration | 294 | 281 | -4.4 |
| Kellogg Elementary School | 277 | 276 | -0.4 |
| Climax-Scotts High School | 288 | 274 | -4.9 |
| Northglade Montessori School | 263 | 273 | 3.8 |
| Comstock Compass High School | 267 | 270 | 1.1 |
| STEM Academy | 269 | 260 | -3.3 |
| Cooper Elementary School | 271 | 259 | -4.4 |
| Parchment North Elementary School | 242 | 242 | 0 |
| Schoolcraft Middle School | 239 | 237 | -0.8 |
| Washington Writers Academy | 210 | 235 | 11.9 |
| Climax-Scotts Elementary School | 209 | 232 | 11 |
| Lincoln International Studies School | 171 | 226 | 32.2 |
| WoodsEdge Learning Center | 202 | 220 | 8.9 |
| Phoenix Alternative High School | 164 | 219 | 33.5 |
| Northeastern Elementary School | 205 | 212 | 3.4 |
| Woodward School for Technology and Research | 187 | 206 | 10.2 |
| Indian Prairie Elementary School | 246 | 204 | -17.1 |
| Kalamazoo RESA West Campus - Young Adult Program | 182 | 183 | 0.5 |
| Parchment Northwood Elementary School | 198 | 179 | -9.6 |
| Oakland Academy | 173 | 163 | -5.8 |
| Kalamazoo Covenant Academy | 124 | 143 | 15.3 |
| Portage Community High School | 134 | 138 | 3 |
| Vicksburg Pathways High School | 99 | 138 | 39.4 |
| Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program | 57 | 110 | 93 |
| Greenwood Elementary School | 118 | 101 | -14.4 |
| Parchment Innovation Center | 54 | 99 | 83.3 |
| Forest Academy | 61 | 66 | 8.2 |
| Youth Center School | 41 | 43 | 4.9 |
| Climax-Scotts Virtual Academy | 36 | 37 | 2.8 |
| Gull Lake Gateway Academy | 36 | 33 | -8.3 |
| Valley Center School | 31 | 32 | 3.2 |
| Transition Services | 27 | 31 | 14.8 |
| Youth Advancement Academy | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| Galesburg-Augusta Alternative Education | 7 | 4 | -42.9 |
| Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital | 2 | -- | -- |
| Augusta Academy | 38 | -- | -- |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Gull Lake High School• Woodward School for Technology and Research• Richland Elementary School• Parchment Northwood Elem. School• Edison Environmental Science Academy• Woodland Elementary School• Vicksburg High School• Kalamazoo RESA West Campus - Young Adult Program• Parchment High School• Cooper Elementary School• Kalamazoo Covenant Academy• Gull Lake Gateway Academy• Greenwood Elementary School• Galesburg-Augusta Middle School• Lincoln International Studies School• Parchment Middle School• Youth Center School• King-Westwood Elementary School• Youth Advancement Academy• Galesburg-Augusta Primary School• Parchment North Elem. School• Spring Valley Center for Exploration• Parchment Central Elem. School• Gull Lake Middle School• Vicksburg Pathways High School• Woodsedge Learning Center• Galesburg-Augusta Alternative Education• Linden Grove Middle School• Valley Center School• Sunset Lake Elementary School• Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate School• Schoolcraft High School• Hillside Middle School• Kellogg Elementary School• Vicksburg Middle School• Paramount Charter Academy• Forest Academy• Stem Academy• Milwood Elementary School• Winchell Elementary School• Michigan State Board Of Education• Indian Lake Elementary School• Climax-Scotts High School• Loy Norrix High School• Galesburg-Augusta High School• Phoenix Alternative High School• Alamo Elementary School• Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts• Prairie Ridge Elementary School• Portage West Middle School• Woods Lake Elementary:A. Magnet Center for the Arts• Comstock Elementary School• Milwood Middle School• Amberly Elementary School• Schoolcraft Upper Elementary School• Portage Community High School• Portage Northern High School• Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School• Tobey Elementary School• Climax-Scotts Elementary School• Lake Center Elementary School• 12th Street Elementary School• Portage Central Middle School• Comstock Middle School• Portage North Middle School• Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program• Schoolcraft Middle School• El Sol Elementary School• Northeastern Elementary School• Angling Road Elementary School• Moorsbridge Elementary School• Washington Writers' Academy• Indian Prairie Elementary School• Central Elementary School• Northglade Montessori School• Comstock Compass High School• Comstock High School• Arcadia Elementary School• Transition Services• Climax-Scotts Virtual Academy• Haverhill Elementary School• Kalamazoo Central High School• Portage Central High School• Oakland Academy• Parchment Innovation Center
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