How many students were enrolled in Loy Norrix High School in 2023-24 school year?

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

By Kalamazoo Times

Sep 14, 2024

Loy Norrix High School had the largest enrollment among Kalamazoo County schools, welcoming 1,767 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% of them were boys, and 49% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Loy Norrix High School students was white, accounting for 41% of the student population.

Among the 82 schools in Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo Central High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,651 students, while Portage Central High School welcomed 1,385 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Loy Norrix High School is part of Kalamazoo Public Schools, which roughly covers schools within Kalamazoo County, with its main office in Kalamazoo.

In the previous school year, Loy Norrix High School also had the largest number of students among Kalamazoo 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.

Enrollment in Kalamazoo County Over 9 Years

Enrollment in Kalamazoo County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Loy Norrix High School	Kalamazoo	1,767
Kalamazoo Central High School	Kalamazoo	1,651
Portage Central High School	Portage	1,385
Portage Northern High School	Portage	1,218
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts	Kalamazoo	877
Gull Lake High School	Richland	844
Portage Central Middle School	Portage	750
Vicksburg High School	Vicksburg	726
Milwood Magnet School	Kalamazoo	703
Linden Grove Middle School	Kalamazoo	703
Portage West Middle School	Portage	694
Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate School	Richland	685
Gull Lake Middle School	Richland	682
Comstock Elementary School	Kalamazoo	621
Vicksburg Middle School	Vicksburg	608
Schoolcraft Elementary School	Schoolcraft	606
Moorsbridge Elementary School	Portage	591
12th Street Elementary School	Portage	574
King-Westwood Elementary School	Kalamazoo	564
Portage North Middle School	Portage	547
Amberly Elementary School	Portage	520
Lake Center Elementary School	Portage	516
Woods Lake Elementary - A Magnet Center for the Arts	Kalamazoo	512
Schoolcraft High School	Schoolcraft	505
Winchell Elementary School	Kalamazoo	491
Hillside Middle School	Kalamazoo	474
Sunset Lake Elementary School	Vicksburg	473
Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Kalamazoo	472
Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School	Kalamazoo	463
Central Elementary School	Portage	447
Galesburg-Augusta Primary School	Galesburg	421
Richland Elementary School	Richland	419
Parchment High School	Kalamazoo	414
Tobey Elementary School	Scotts	395
Milwood Elementary School	Kalamazoo	382
Arcadia Elementary School	Kalamazoo	381
Haverhill Elementary School	Portage	375
Woodland Elementary School	Portage	370
Paramount Charter Academy	Kalamazoo	370
Comstock High School	Kalamazoo	367
Angling Road Elementary School	Portage	363
Elementary Sol Elementary School	Kalamazoo	358
Edison Environmental Science Academy	Kalamazoo	339
Parchment Middle School	Kalamazoo	334
Comstock Middle School	Kalamazoo	317
Cooper Elementary School	Kalamazoo	292
Alamo Elementary School	Kalamazoo	292
Parchment Central Elementary School	Kalamazoo	286
Comstock Compass High School	Kalamazoo	285
Climax-Scotts High School	Climax	285
Kellogg Elementary School	Hickory Corners	284
Galesburg-Augusta Middle School	Augusta	283
Indian Lake Elementary School	Vicksburg	282
STEM Academy	Kalamazoo	280
Lincoln International Studies School	Kalamazoo	273
Northglade Montessori School	Kalamazoo	270
Spring Valley Center for Exploration	Kalamazoo	256
Galesburg-Augusta High School	Galesburg	256
Washington Writers Academy	Kalamazoo	246
Parchment North Elementary School	Kalamazoo	244
Woodward School for Technology and Research	Kalamazoo	233
Climax-Scotts Elementary School	Scotts	232
WoodsEdge Learning Center	Portage	221
Northeastern Elementary School	Kalamazoo	215
Kalamazoo RESA West Campus - Young Adult Program	Kalamazoo	199
Indian Prairie Elementary School	Kalamazoo	196
Phoenix Alternative High School	Kalamazoo	179
Oakland Academy	Portage	171
Parchment Northwood Elementary School	Kalamazoo	168
Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program	Kalamazoo	157
Kalamazoo Covenant Academy	Kalamazoo	143
Portage Community High School	Portage	135
Parchment Innovation Center	Kalamazoo	120
Vicksburg Pathways High School	Vicksburg	116
Greenwood Elementary School	Kalamazoo	87
Climax-Scotts Virtual Academy	Climax	71
Youth Center School	Kalamazoo	50
Gull Lake Gateway Academy	Richland	35
Valley Center School	Kalamazoo	25
Youth Advancement Academy	Kalamazoo	24
Transition Services	Kalamazoo	18
Galesburg-Augusta Alternative Education	Galesburg	14