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 51.3% of the county student body, while the other 48.7% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 59.5% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Kalamazoo County schools, followed by 18.5% of African American students, 10.5% of multiracial students, 8.6% 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 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,767 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 9 Years
Enrollment in Kalamazoo County Schools
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loy Norrix High School | 1,771 | 1,767 | -0.2 |
| Kalamazoo Central High School | 1,612 | 1,651 | 2.4 |
| Portage Central High School | 1,420 | 1,385 | -2.5 |
| Portage Northern High School | 1,252 | 1,218 | -2.7 |
| Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts | 860 | 877 | 2 |
| Gull Lake High School | 850 | 844 | -0.7 |
| Portage Central Middle School | 740 | 750 | 1.4 |
| Vicksburg High School | 728 | 726 | -0.3 |
| Linden Grove Middle School | 705 | 703 | -0.3 |
| Milwood Magnet School | 742 | 703 | -5.3 |
| Portage West Middle School | 679 | 694 | 2.2 |
| Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate School | 655 | 685 | 4.6 |
| Gull Lake Middle School | 691 | 682 | -1.3 |
| Comstock Elementary School | 577 | 621 | 7.6 |
| Vicksburg Middle School | 582 | 608 | 4.5 |
| Schoolcraft Elementary School | 335 | 606 | 80.9 |
| Moorsbridge Elementary School | 608 | 591 | -2.8 |
| 12th Street Elementary School | 574 | 574 | 0 |
| King-Westwood Elementary School | 591 | 564 | -4.6 |
| Portage North Middle School | 552 | 547 | -0.9 |
| Amberly Elementary School | 526 | 520 | -1.1 |
| Lake Center Elementary School | 529 | 516 | -2.5 |
| Woods Lake Elementary - A Magnet Center for the Arts | 566 | 512 | -9.5 |
| Schoolcraft High School | 499 | 505 | 1.2 |
| Winchell Elementary School | 483 | 491 | 1.7 |
| Hillside Middle School | 512 | 474 | -7.4 |
| Sunset Lake Elementary School | 485 | 473 | -2.5 |
| Prairie Ridge Elementary School | 470 | 472 | 0.4 |
| Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School | 463 | 463 | 0 |
| Central Elementary School | 448 | 447 | -0.2 |
| Galesburg-Augusta Primary School | 327 | 421 | 28.7 |
| Richland Elementary School | 433 | 419 | -3.2 |
| Parchment High School | 434 | 414 | -4.6 |
| Tobey Elementary School | 370 | 395 | 6.8 |
| Milwood Elementary School | 376 | 382 | 1.6 |
| Arcadia Elementary School | 354 | 381 | 7.6 |
| Haverhill Elementary School | 379 | 375 | -1.1 |
| Paramount Charter Academy | 379 | 370 | -2.4 |
| Woodland Elementary School | 376 | 370 | -1.6 |
| Comstock High School | 378 | 367 | -2.9 |
| Angling Road Elementary School | 370 | 363 | -1.9 |
| Elementary Sol Elementary School | 351 | 358 | 2 |
| Edison Environmental Science Academy | 287 | 339 | 18.1 |
| Parchment Middle School | 329 | 334 | 1.5 |
| Comstock Middle School | 302 | 317 | 5 |
| Cooper Elementary School | 259 | 292 | 12.7 |
| Alamo Elementary School | 285 | 292 | 2.5 |
| Parchment Central Elementary School | 292 | 286 | -2.1 |
| Climax-Scotts High School | 274 | 285 | 4 |
| Comstock Compass High School | 270 | 285 | 5.6 |
| Kellogg Elementary School | 276 | 284 | 2.9 |
| Galesburg-Augusta Middle School | 284 | 283 | -0.4 |
| Indian Lake Elementary School | 285 | 282 | -1.1 |
| STEM Academy | 260 | 280 | 7.7 |
| Lincoln International Studies School | 226 | 273 | 20.8 |
| Northglade Montessori School | 273 | 270 | -1.1 |
| Galesburg-Augusta High School | 348 | 256 | -26.4 |
| Spring Valley Center for Exploration | 281 | 256 | -8.9 |
| Washington Writers Academy | 235 | 246 | 4.7 |
| Parchment North Elementary School | 242 | 244 | 0.8 |
| Woodward School for Technology and Research | 206 | 233 | 13.1 |
| Climax-Scotts Elementary School | 232 | 232 | 0 |
| WoodsEdge Learning Center | 220 | 221 | 0.5 |
| Northeastern Elementary School | 212 | 215 | 1.4 |
| Kalamazoo RESA West Campus - Young Adult Program | 183 | 199 | 8.7 |
| Indian Prairie Elementary School | 204 | 196 | -3.9 |
| Phoenix Alternative High School | 219 | 179 | -18.3 |
| Oakland Academy | 163 | 171 | 4.9 |
| Parchment Northwood Elementary School | 179 | 168 | -6.1 |
| Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program | 110 | 157 | 42.7 |
| Kalamazoo Covenant Academy | 143 | 143 | 0 |
| Portage Community High School | 138 | 135 | -2.2 |
| Parchment Innovation Center | 99 | 120 | 21.2 |
| Vicksburg Pathways High School | 138 | 116 | -15.9 |
| Greenwood Elementary School | 101 | 87 | -13.9 |
| Climax-Scotts Virtual Academy | 37 | 71 | 91.9 |
| Youth Center School | 43 | 50 | 16.3 |
| Gull Lake Gateway Academy | 33 | 35 | 6.1 |
| Valley Center School | 32 | 25 | -21.9 |
| Youth Advancement Academy | 29 | 24 | -17.2 |
| Transition Services | 31 | 18 | -41.9 |
| Galesburg-Augusta Alternative Education | 4 | 14 | 250 |
| Forest Academy | 66 | -- | -- |
| Schoolcraft Middle School | 237 | -- | -- |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Comstock Compass High School• Comstock Middle School• Portage Central Middle School• 12th Street Elementary School• Lake Center Elementary School• Climax-Scotts Elementary School• Tobey Elementary School• Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School• Portage Northern High School• Portage Community High School• Loy Norrix High School• Amberly Elementary School• Milwood Middle School• Comstock Elementary School• Woods Lake Elementary:A. Magnet Center for the Arts• Portage West Middle School• Prairie Ridge Elementary School• Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts• Alamo Elementary School• Phoenix High School• Galesburg-Augusta High School• Schoolcraft Upper Elementary School• Parchment Innovation Center• Oakland Academy• Portage Central High School• Kalamazoo Central High School• Haverhill Elementary School• Climax-Scotts Virtual Academy• Transition Services• Arcadia Elementary School• Comstock High School• Portage North Middle School• Northglade Montessori School• Central Elementary School• Indian Prairie Elementary School• Washington Writers' Academy• Moorsbridge Elementary School• Angling Road Elementary School• Northeastern Elementary School• El Sol Elementary School• Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program• Kellogg Elementary School• Spring Valley Center for Exploration• Parchment North Elem. School• Galesburg-Augusta Primary School• Youth Advancement Academy• King-Westwood Elementary School• Youth Center School• Parchment Middle School• Lincoln International Studies School• Galesburg-Augusta Middle School• Greenwood Elementary School• Gull Lake High School• Kalamazoo Covenant Academy• Cooper Elementary School• Parchment High School• Kalamazoo RESA West Campus - Young Adult Program• Vicksburg High School• Woodland Elementary School• Edison Environmental Science Academy• Parchment Northwood Elem. School• Richland Elementary School• Woodward School for Technology and Research• Gull Lake Gateway Academy• Climax-Scotts Jr/Sr High School• Indian Lake Elementary School• Michigan State Board Of Education• Winchell Elementary School• Milwood Elementary School• Stem Academy• Paramount Charter Academy• Vicksburg Middle School• Parchment Central Elem. School• Hillside Middle School• Schoolcraft High School• Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate School• Sunset Lake Elementary School• Valley Center School• Linden Grove Middle School• Galesburg-Augusta Alternative Education• Woodsedge Learning Center• Vicksburg Pathways High School• Gull Lake Middle School
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