Kalamazoo Times

There were 2,010 multiracial students enrolled in Calhoun County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.1% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Calhoun County welcomed 19,150 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 10.5% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 55 schools in Calhoun County, Lakeview Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 146 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.

School name	% of multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lakeview Middle School	12.9	1,129
Battle Creek Central High School	13.2	1,036
Endeavor Charter Academy	19.4	681
Lakeview High School	9	1,239
Valley View Elementary School	22	454
Fremont International Academy	21.8	348
Harper Creek Middle School	8.4	896
Pennfield Senior High School	9.1	778
Springfield Middle School	17.7	395
Minges Brook School	15.2	388
Harper Creek High School	6.5	863
Prairieview School	18.2	247
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary School	10.7	420
Post Franklin School	17.9	240
Marshall Middle School	7.9	542
Westlake Elementary School	12.1	356
Wattles Park Elementary School	10.7	383
Northwestern Middle School	18.7	209
Riverside Elementary School	11.3	346
Beadle Lake Elementary School	11.5	338
Sonoma Elementary School	8.9	383
Harrington Elementary School	12.7	259
Marshall High School	4.3	769
Ann J. Kellogg School	13.9	216
Verona Elementary School	16.4	183
Lamora Park School	19.1	157
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek High School	8.6	337
Pennfield Middle School	8.9	327
Battle Creek Area Learning Center	15.6	179
Pennfield Purdy School	10.8	212
Gull Lake Virtual Partnership	5.9	373
W. K. Kellogg Preparatory High School	11.1	190
Dudley School	15.9	132
Hughes Elementary School	7.9	266
Walters Elementary School	6.8	293
Athens Junior-Senor High School	7.9	252
Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center	15.4	117
Battle Creek Montessori Academy	12	150
Doris Klaussen Development Center	6.2	260
Gordon Elementary School	6.5	247
East Leroy Elementary School	6.9	217
North Pennfield Elementary School	7.3	191
Arbor Academy	10.2	127
Lillian Fletcher Elementary School	4	329
Lakeview Alternative High School	12.2	82
Michigan Youth Challenge Academy	8	113
Marshall Opportunity High School	7.1	113
Mar Lee School	2.7	299
Homer Community High School	1.7	296
Homer Middle School	1.5	264
Tekonsha Schools	1.9	212
Marshall Academy	1.2	249
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School	3.6	55
Calhoun County Juvenile Home	0	12
Battle Creek Area Mathematics and Science Center	0	1