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Kalamazoo County Education: 20,404 white students were enrolled in schools 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 20,404 white students enrolled in Kalamazoo County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Kalamazoo County welcomed 34,099 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 59.8% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 84 schools in Kalamazoo County, Portage Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,089 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.

Ethnicities in Kalamazoo County in 2022-23 School Year

White [59.8%]African American [18.5%]Multiracial [10%]Hispanic [8.9%]Ethnicities < 5% [2.8%]

Enrollment Demographics in Kalamazoo County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of white students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Portage Central High School76.71,420
Portage Northern High School66.91,252
Loy Norrix High School401,771
Gull Lake High School82.1850
Vicksburg High School90728
Portage Central Middle School79.6740
Gull Lake Middle School83.2691
Kalamazoo Central High School33.41,612
Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate School80.6655
Vicksburg Middle School86.8582
Schoolcraft High School91.6499
Portage West Middle School64.5679
Lake Center Elementary School81.7529
Sunset Lake Elementary School84.5485
Moorsbridge Elementary School62.5608
12th Street Elementary School62.5574
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts41.4860
Portage North Middle School63.2552
Amberly Elementary School65.6526
Tobey Elementary School92.2370
Central Elementary School74.8448
King-Westwood Elementary School55591
Richland Elementary School74.8433
Parchment High School72.8434
Schoolcraft Elementary School94.3335
Galesburg-Augusta High School87.9348
Comstock Elementary School52577
Galesburg-Augusta Primary School85.3327
Winchell Elementary School55.7483
Indian Lake Elementary School94285
Angling Road Elementary School70.8370
Alamo Elementary School91.2285
Woodland Elementary School67.3376
Haverhill Elementary School66.2379
Milwood Magnet School33.8742
Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School53.3463
Galesburg-Augusta Middle School86.6284
Kellogg Elementary School88.4276
Cooper Elementary School93.1259
Climax-Scotts High School83.9274
Parchment Middle School66.9329
Schoolcraft Middle School91.6237
Linden Grove Middle School30.1705
Comstock High School55.8378
Climax-Scotts Elementary School89.7232
Parchment Central Elementary School70.9292
STEM Academy68.8260
Prairie Ridge Elementary School37.9470
Parchment North Elementary School69242
Hillside Middle School31.3512
Woods Lake Elementary - A Magnet Center for the Arts27.7566
Comstock Middle School50302
WoodsEdge Learning Center65.9220
Northglade Montessori School48.7273
Milwood Elementary School33.2376
Comstock Compass High School45.6270
Kalamazoo RESA West Campus - Young Adult Program67.2183
Vicksburg Pathways High School89.1138
Parchment Northwood Elementary School65.4179
Arcadia Elementary School31.1354
Elementary Sol Elementary School30.8351
Indian Prairie Elementary School50204
Oakland Academy57.7163
Paramount Charter Academy22.7379
Portage Community High School53.6138
Parchment Innovation Center53.599
Forest Academy74.266
Phoenix Alternative High School21.9219
Spring Valley Center for Exploration16281
Greenwood Elementary School40.6101
Edison Environmental Science Academy13.2287
Lincoln International Studies School16.4226
Washington Writers Academy15.7235
Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program29.1110
Climax-Scotts Virtual Academy83.837
Kalamazoo Covenant Academy21143
Northeastern Elementary School14.2212
Gull Lake Gateway Academy81.833
Woodward School for Technology and Research11.7206
Valley Center School5032
Transition Services38.731
Youth Advancement Academy27.629
Galesburg-Augusta Alternative Education754
Youth Center School043

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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