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Enrollment Analysis: African American students comprised 18.5% of Kalamazoo County's student body in 2023-24 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

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

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

There were 6,329 African American students enrolled in Kalamazoo County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.2% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Kalamazoo County welcomed 34,197 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 18.5% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 82 schools in Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 713 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.

Ethnicities in Kalamazoo County in 2023-24 School Year

White [59.5%]African American [18.5%]Multiracial [10.5%]Hispanic [8.6%]Ethnicities < 5% [2.9%]

Enrollment Demographics in Kalamazoo County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name% of African American students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Kalamazoo Central High School43.21,651
Loy Norrix High School27.71,767
Linden Grove Middle School40.7703
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts30.6877
Woods Lake Elementary - A Magnet Center for the Arts48512
Milwood Magnet School33.9703
Hillside Middle School46.4474
Edison Environmental Science Academy64.3339
Prairie Ridge Elementary School36.2472
Lincoln International Studies School61.5273
Paramount Charter Academy41.9370
Washington Writers Academy61246
Arcadia Elementary School39.1381
Northeastern Elementary School69.3215
Woodward School for Technology and Research60.1233
Spring Valley Center for Exploration52.7256
Comstock Elementary School21.3621
Milwood Elementary School33.5382
Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School26.6463
King-Westwood Elementary School21.6564
Portage Northern High School9.41,218
Winchell Elementary School20.8491
Phoenix Alternative High School54.2179
Comstock Compass High School30.5285
Comstock Middle School26.2317
Northglade Montessori School28.1270
Kalamazoo Covenant Academy53.1143
12th Street Elementary School12.9574
Amberly Elementary School14520
Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program46.5157
Comstock High School18367
Indian Prairie Elementary School31.1196
Portage North Middle School11547
Portage West Middle School7.5694
WoodsEdge Learning Center22.6221
Haverhill Elementary School10.9375
Youth Center School8250
Portage Central High School2.91,385
Parchment Middle School11.4334
Parchment High School8.2414
Woodland Elementary School8.6370
Parchment Central Elementary School11.2286
Parchment North Elementary School13.1244
Kalamazoo RESA West Campus - Young Adult Program15.6199
Gull Lake High School3.6844
STEM Academy10.7280
Central Elementary School5.8447
Angling Road Elementary School7.2363
Greenwood Elementary School29.987
Oakland Academy14.6171
Richland Elementary School5.3419
Portage Central Middle School2.7750
Gull Lake Middle School2.9682
Youth Advancement Academy83.324
Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate School2.8685
Elementary Sol Elementary School5358
Portage Community High School13.3135
Moorsbridge Elementary School2.7591
Parchment Innovation Center13.3120
Galesburg-Augusta Primary School3.6421
Parchment Northwood Elementary School8.9168
Vicksburg Middle School2608
Climax-Scotts Virtual Academy15.571
Lake Center Elementary School1.9516
Galesburg-Augusta High School3.5256
Vicksburg High School1.1726
Sunset Lake Elementary School1.7473
Valley Center School2825
Transition Services33.318
Schoolcraft High School1505
Kellogg Elementary School1.4284
Schoolcraft Elementary School0.5606
Tobey Elementary School0.8395
Galesburg-Augusta Middle School1.1283
Vicksburg Pathways High School2.6116
Cooper Elementary School0.7292
Galesburg-Augusta Alternative Education14.314
Alamo Elementary School0.3292
Indian Lake Elementary School0.4282
Climax-Scotts High School0.4285
Climax-Scotts Elementary School0.4232
Gull Lake Gateway Academy2.935

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Comstock Compass High SchoolComstock Middle SchoolPortage Central Middle School12th Street Elementary SchoolLake Center Elementary SchoolClimax-Scotts Elementary SchoolTobey Elementary SchoolParkwood-Upjohn Elementary SchoolPortage Northern High SchoolPortage Community High SchoolLoy Norrix High SchoolAmberly Elementary SchoolMilwood Middle SchoolComstock Elementary SchoolWoods Lake Elementary:A. Magnet Center for the ArtsPortage West Middle SchoolPrairie Ridge Elementary SchoolMaple Street Magnet School for the ArtsAlamo Elementary SchoolPhoenix Alternative High SchoolGalesburg-Augusta High SchoolSchoolcraft Upper Elementary SchoolParchment Innovation CenterOakland AcademyPortage Central High SchoolKalamazoo Central High SchoolHaverhill Elementary SchoolClimax-Scotts Virtual AcademyTransition ServicesArcadia Elementary SchoolComstock High SchoolPortage North Middle SchoolNorthglade Montessori SchoolCentral Elementary SchoolIndian Prairie Elementary SchoolWashington Writers' AcademyMoorsbridge Elementary SchoolAngling Road Elementary SchoolNortheastern Elementary SchoolEl Sol Elementary SchoolKalamazoo Innovative Learning ProgramKellogg Elementary SchoolSpring Valley Center for ExplorationParchment North Elem. SchoolGalesburg-Augusta Primary SchoolYouth Advancement AcademyKing-Westwood Elementary SchoolYouth Center SchoolParchment Middle SchoolLincoln International Studies SchoolGalesburg-Augusta Middle SchoolGreenwood Elementary SchoolGull Lake High SchoolKalamazoo Covenant AcademyCooper Elementary SchoolParchment High SchoolKalamazoo RESA West Campus - Young Adult ProgramVicksburg High SchoolWoodland Elementary SchoolEdison Environmental Science AcademyParchment Northwood Elem. SchoolRichland Elementary SchoolWoodward School for Technology and ResearchGull Lake Gateway AcademyClimax-Scotts High SchoolIndian Lake Elementary SchoolMichigan State Board Of EducationWinchell Elementary SchoolMilwood Elementary SchoolStem AcademyParamount Charter AcademyVicksburg Middle SchoolParchment Central Elem. SchoolHillside Middle SchoolSchoolcraft High SchoolThomas M. Ryan Intermediate SchoolSunset Lake Elementary SchoolValley Center SchoolLinden Grove Middle SchoolGalesburg-Augusta Alternative EducationWoodsedge Learning CenterVicksburg Pathways High SchoolGull Lake Middle School

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