Kalamazoo Times

Kalamazoo Public Schools had the highest enrollment among Kalamazoo County districts, welcoming 12,324 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, 50.2% of them were boys, and 49.8% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Kalamazoo Public Schools students was African American, accounting for 37.3% of the student population.

Among the 14 districts in Kalamazoo County, Portage Public Schools ranked second in enrollment numbers with 8,514 students, while Gull Lake Community Schools welcomed 3,330 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Kalamazoo Public Schools roughly covers schools within Kalamazoo County, with its main office in Kalamazoo.

In the previous school year, Kalamazoo Public Schools also had the highest 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.

District	City (Main Office)	Total Enrollment
Kalamazoo Public Schools	Kalamazoo	12,324
Portage Public Schools	Portage	8,514
Gull Lake Community Schools	Richland	3,330
Vicksburg Community Schools	Vicksburg	2,600
Comstock Public Schools	Kalamazoo	1,881
Kalamazoo RESA	Kalamazoo	1,583
Parchment School District	Kalamazoo	1,575
Schoolcraft Community Schools	Schoolcraft	1,111
Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools	Galesburg	978
Climax-Scotts Community Schools	Climax	588
Paramount Charter Academy	Kalamazoo	370
Oakland Academy	Portage	171
Kalamazoo Covenant Academy	Kalamazoo	143
Youth Advancement Academy	Kalamazoo	24