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Kalamazoo County Education: 34,099 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 34,099 students enrolled in Kalamazoo County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0% less than the previous year, according to the 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

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Enrollment in Kalamazoo County Schools

School nameTotal enrollment in 2021-22Total enrollment in 2022-23% change
Loy Norrix High School1,8071,771-2
Kalamazoo Central High School1,8031,612-10.6
Portage Central High School1,4241,420-0.3
Portage Northern High School1,2891,252-2.9
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts8428602.1
Gull Lake High School8498500.1
Milwood Magnet School6887427.8
Portage Central Middle School7297401.5
Vicksburg High School777728-6.3
Linden Grove Middle School726705-2.9
Gull Lake Middle School6606914.7
Portage West Middle School6536794
Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate School6486551.1
Moorsbridge Elementary School5856083.9
King-Westwood Elementary School5705913.7
Vicksburg Middle School5505825.8
Comstock Elementary School5285779.3
12th Street Elementary School5715740.5
Woods Lake Elementary - A Magnet Center for the Arts576566-1.7
Portage North Middle School5415522
Lake Center Elementary School539529-1.9
Amberly Elementary School541526-2.8
Hillside Middle School516512-0.8
Schoolcraft High School4784994.4
Sunset Lake Elementary School531485-8.7
Winchell Elementary School4744831.9
Prairie Ridge Elementary School4564703.1
Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School520463-11
Central Elementary School4374482.5
Parchment High School471434-7.9
Richland Elementary School4044337.2
Paramount Charter Academy459379-17.4
Haverhill Elementary School3693792.7
Comstock High School392378-3.6
Woodland Elementary School392376-4.1
Milwood Elementary School385376-2.3
Angling Road Elementary School380370-2.6
Tobey Elementary School3473706.6
Arcadia Elementary School368354-3.8
Elementary Sol Elementary School3373514.2
Galesburg-Augusta High School366348-4.9
Schoolcraft Elementary School3313351.2
Parchment Middle School332329-0.9
Galesburg-Augusta Primary School3063276.9
Comstock Middle School2883024.9
Parchment Central Elementary School314292-7
Edison Environmental Science Academy301287-4.7
Alamo Elementary School2792852.2
Indian Lake Elementary School2652857.5
Galesburg-Augusta Middle School2642847.6
Spring Valley Center for Exploration294281-4.4
Kellogg Elementary School277276-0.4
Climax-Scotts High School288274-4.9
Northglade Montessori School2632733.8
Comstock Compass High School2672701.1
STEM Academy269260-3.3
Cooper Elementary School271259-4.4
Parchment North Elementary School2422420
Schoolcraft Middle School239237-0.8
Washington Writers Academy21023511.9
Climax-Scotts Elementary School20923211
Lincoln International Studies School17122632.2
WoodsEdge Learning Center2022208.9
Phoenix Alternative High School16421933.5
Northeastern Elementary School2052123.4
Woodward School for Technology and Research18720610.2
Indian Prairie Elementary School246204-17.1
Kalamazoo RESA West Campus - Young Adult Program1821830.5
Parchment Northwood Elementary School198179-9.6
Oakland Academy173163-5.8
Kalamazoo Covenant Academy12414315.3
Portage Community High School1341383
Vicksburg Pathways High School9913839.4
Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program5711093
Greenwood Elementary School118101-14.4
Parchment Innovation Center549983.3
Forest Academy61668.2
Youth Center School41434.9
Climax-Scotts Virtual Academy36372.8
Gull Lake Gateway Academy3633-8.3
Valley Center School31323.2
Transition Services273114.8
Youth Advancement Academy29290
Galesburg-Augusta Alternative Education74-42.9
Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital2----
Augusta Academy38----

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Comstock Compass High SchoolComstock Middle SchoolPortage Central Middle School12th Street Elementary SchoolLake Center Elementary SchoolClimax-Scotts Elementary SchoolTobey Elementary SchoolParkwood-Upjohn Elementary SchoolPortage Northern High SchoolPortage Community High SchoolLoy Norrix High SchoolAmberly Elementary SchoolMilwood Middle SchoolComstock Elementary SchoolWoods Lake Elementary:A. Magnet Center for the ArtsPortage West Middle SchoolPrairie Ridge Elementary SchoolMaple Street Magnet School for the ArtsAlamo Elementary SchoolPhoenix Alternative High SchoolGalesburg-Augusta High SchoolSchoolcraft Upper Elementary SchoolParchment Innovation CenterOakland AcademyPortage Central High SchoolKalamazoo Central High SchoolHaverhill Elementary SchoolClimax-Scotts Virtual AcademyTransition ServicesArcadia Elementary SchoolComstock High SchoolPortage North Middle SchoolNorthglade Montessori SchoolCentral Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie Elementary SchoolWashington Writers' AcademyMoorsbridge Elementary SchoolAngling Road Elementary SchoolNortheastern Elementary SchoolEl Sol Elementary SchoolSchoolcraft Middle SchoolKalamazoo Innovative Learning ProgramKellogg Elementary SchoolSpring Valley Center for ExplorationParchment North Elem. SchoolGalesburg-Augusta Primary SchoolYouth Advancement AcademyKing-Westwood Elementary SchoolYouth Center SchoolParchment Middle SchoolLincoln International Studies SchoolGalesburg-Augusta Middle SchoolGreenwood Elementary SchoolGull Lake High SchoolKalamazoo Covenant AcademyCooper Elementary SchoolParchment High SchoolKalamazoo RESA West Campus - Young Adult ProgramVicksburg High SchoolWoodland Elementary SchoolEdison Environmental Science AcademyParchment Northwood Elem. SchoolRichland Elementary SchoolWoodward School for Technology and ResearchGull Lake Gateway AcademyClimax-Scotts High SchoolIndian Lake Elementary SchoolMichigan State Board Of EducationWinchell Elementary SchoolMilwood Elementary SchoolStem AcademyForest AcademyParamount Charter AcademyVicksburg Middle SchoolParchment Central Elem. SchoolHillside Middle SchoolSchoolcraft High SchoolThomas M. Ryan Intermediate SchoolSunset Lake Elementary SchoolValley Center SchoolLinden Grove Middle SchoolGalesburg-Augusta Alternative EducationWoodsedge Learning CenterVicksburg Pathways High SchoolGull Lake Middle School

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