Kalamazoo Times

There were 621 Asian students enrolled in Calhoun County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1% less 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, Asian students comprised 3.2% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 55 schools in Calhoun County, Lakeview Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 155 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lakeview Middle School	13.7	1,129
Lakeview High School	11.6	1,239
Westlake Elementary School	16.3	356
Endeavor Charter Academy	6.9	681
Riverside Elementary School	13	346
Minges Brook School	7.2	388
Prairieview School	9.7	247
Valley View Elementary School	4.8	454
Battle Creek Central High School	1.4	1,036
Marshall High School	1.2	769
Doris Klaussen Development Center	3.5	260
Springfield Middle School	2	395
Marshall Middle School	1.3	542
Harper Creek Middle School	0.6	896
Gull Lake Virtual Partnership	1.3	373
Fremont International Academy	1.1	348
Pennfield Senior High School	0.5	778
Walters Elementary School	1.4	293
Harrington Elementary School	1.2	259
Wattles Park Elementary School	0.8	383
Battle Creek Montessori Academy	2	150
Beadle Lake Elementary School	0.9	338
Gordon Elementary School	1.2	247
Pennfield Purdy School	1.4	212
Harper Creek High School	0.2	863
Post Franklin School	0.8	240
Arbor Academy	1.6	127
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary School	0.5	420
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek High School	0.3	337
Sonoma Elementary School	0.3	383
Lakeview Alternative High School	1.2	82
Verona Elementary School	0	183
Mar Lee School	0	299
Pennfield Middle School	0	327
Lamora Park School	0	157
Ann J. Kellogg School	0	216
Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center	0	117
W. K. Kellogg Preparatory High School	0	190
Dudley School	0	132
Hughes Elementary School	0	266
Marshall Academy	0	249
Northwestern Middle School	0	209
Homer Middle School	0	264
Tekonsha Schools	0	212
Battle Creek Area Learning Center	0	179
Michigan Youth Challenge Academy	0	113
Marshall Opportunity High School	0	113
Homer Community High School	0	296
East Leroy Elementary School	0	217
Lillian Fletcher Elementary School	0	329
North Pennfield Elementary School	0	191
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School	0	55
Athens Junior-Senor High School	0	252
Calhoun County Juvenile Home	0	12
Battle Creek Area Mathematics and Science Center	0	1