Kalamazoo Times

Lakeview High School had the largest enrollment among Calhoun County schools, welcoming 1,239 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.8% of them were girls, and 48.2% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 52.7% of the Lakeview High School total enrollment.

Among the 55 schools in Calhoun County, Lakeview Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,129 students, while Battle Creek Central High School welcomed 1,036 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Lakeview High School is part of Lakeview School District (Calhoun), which roughly covers schools within Calhoun County, with its main office in Battle Creek.

In the previous school year, Lakeview High School also had the largest number of students among Calhoun County schools.

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.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Lakeview High School	Battle Creek	1,239
Lakeview Middle School	Battle Creek	1,129
Battle Creek Central High School	Battle Creek	1,036
Harper Creek Middle School	Battle Creek	896
Harper Creek High School	Battle Creek	863
Pennfield Senior High School	Battle Creek	778
Marshall High School	Marshall	769
Endeavor Charter Academy	Battle Creek	681
Marshall Middle School	Marshall	542
Valley View Elementary School	Springfield	454
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary School	Battle Creek	420
Springfield Middle School	Springfield	395
Minges Brook School	Battle Creek	388
Sonoma Elementary School	Battle Creek	383
Wattles Park Elementary School	Battle Creek	383
Gull Lake Virtual Partnership	Richland	373
Westlake Elementary School	Battle Creek	356
Fremont International Academy	Battle Creek	348
Riverside Elementary School	Battle Creek	346
Beadle Lake Elementary School	Battle Creek	338
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek High School	Battle Creek	337
Lillian Fletcher Elementary School	Homer	329
Pennfield Middle School	Battle Creek	327
Mar Lee School	Marshall	299
Homer Community High School	Homer	296
Walters Elementary School	Marshall	293
Hughes Elementary School	Marshall	266
Homer Middle School	Homer	264
Doris Klaussen Development Center	Battle Creek	260
Harrington Elementary School	Albion	259
Athens Junior-Senor High School	Athens	252
Marshall Academy	Marshall	249
Gordon Elementary School	Marshall	247
Prairieview School	Battle Creek	247
Post Franklin School	Battle Creek	240
East Leroy Elementary School	East Leroy	217
Ann J. Kellogg School	Battle Creek	216
Pennfield Purdy School	Battle Creek	212
Tekonsha Schools	Tekonsha	212
Northwestern Middle School	Battle Creek	209
North Pennfield Elementary School	Battle Creek	191
W. K. Kellogg Preparatory High School	Battle Creek	190
Verona Elementary School	Battle Creek	183
Battle Creek Area Learning Center	Springfield	179
Lamora Park School	Battle Creek	157
Battle Creek Montessori Academy	Springfield	150
Dudley School	Battle Creek	132
Arbor Academy	Battle Creek	127
Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center	Battle Creek	117
Marshall Opportunity High School	Albion	113
Michigan Youth Challenge Academy	Battle Creek	113
Lakeview Alternative High School	Battle Creek	82
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School	Battle Creek	55
Calhoun County Juvenile Home	Marshall	12
Battle Creek Area Mathematics and Science Center	Battle Creek	1