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3,394 multiracial students enrolled in Kalamazoo County 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 3,394 multiracial students enrolled in Kalamazoo County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.5% more 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, multiracial students comprised 10% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 84 schools in Kalamazoo County, Loy Norrix High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 200 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 multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Loy Norrix High School11.31,771
Kalamazoo Central High School11.81,612
Portage Northern High School101,252
Portage Central High School7.41,420
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts11.9860
Linden Grove Middle School12.3705
King-Westwood Elementary School14.2591
Milwood Magnet School11.2742
Prairie Ridge Elementary School17.4470
Woods Lake Elementary - A Magnet Center for the Arts14.1566
Portage North Middle School14.1552
Paramount Charter Academy20.1379
Comstock Elementary School12.5577
Winchell Elementary School14.3483
Milwood Elementary School17.6376
Portage West Middle School9.6679
Arcadia Elementary School17.2354
Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School12.5463
Portage Central Middle School7.7740
Moorsbridge Elementary School9.2608
12th Street Elementary School9.6574
Hillside Middle School10.4512
Spring Valley Center for Exploration18.9281
Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate School8.1655
Haverhill Elementary School13.2379
Gull Lake High School5.9850
Parchment High School11.3434
Comstock High School12.7378
Gull Lake Middle School6.8691
Richland Elementary School10.6433
Woodland Elementary School11.4376
Central Elementary School9.6448
Parchment Middle School12.8329
Amberly Elementary School7.8526
Parchment Central Elementary School13.7292
Comstock Compass High School13.3270
Comstock Middle School11.9302
Vicksburg High School4.9728
Woodward School for Technology and Research17206
Washington Writers Academy14.5235
STEM Academy13.1260
Sunset Lake Elementary School7485
Northglade Montessori School12.1273
Indian Prairie Elementary School15.2204
Elementary Sol Elementary School8.8351
Vicksburg Middle School5.3582
Lake Center Elementary School5.9529
Parchment North Elementary School12.4242
Edison Environmental Science Academy10.1287
Angling Road Elementary School7.3370
Parchment Innovation Center24.299
Phoenix Alternative High School10.5219
Oakland Academy14.1163
Parchment Northwood Elementary School11.7179
Galesburg-Augusta Primary School6.4327
Galesburg-Augusta Middle School6.7284
Lincoln International Studies School7.5226
Kalamazoo RESA West Campus - Young Adult Program9.3183
Greenwood Elementary School15.8101
Portage Community High School11.6138
Schoolcraft High School3.2499
Northeastern Elementary School7.1212
Galesburg-Augusta High School4.3348
WoodsEdge Learning Center5.5220
Kellogg Elementary School4.3276
Tobey Elementary School3.2370
Schoolcraft Elementary School3.6335
Kalamazoo Covenant Academy7.7143
Schoolcraft Middle School4.6237
Alamo Elementary School3.9285
Valley Center School31.332
Indian Lake Elementary School3.5285
Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program8.2110
Vicksburg Pathways High School6.5138
Cooper Elementary School3.1259
Forest Academy10.666
Climax-Scotts Elementary School2.6232
Climax-Scotts High School1.8274
Youth Center School743
Transition Services9.731
Gull Lake Gateway Academy9.133
Youth Advancement Academy029
Climax-Scotts Virtual Academy037
Galesburg-Augusta Alternative Education04

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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