Kalamazoo Times

There were 115 American Indian students enrolled in Kalamazoo County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 25% 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, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 82 schools in Kalamazoo County, Loy Norrix High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 11 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Loy Norrix High School	0.6	1,767
Linden Grove Middle School	1	703
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts	0.8	877
Milwood Magnet School	0.6	703
Lincoln International Studies School	1.5	273
Phoenix Alternative High School	2.2	179
Tobey Elementary School	1	395
Schoolcraft High School	0.8	505
Edison Environmental Science Academy	1.2	339
Kalamazoo Central High School	0.2	1,651
Gull Lake High School	0.4	844
STEM Academy	1.1	280
Woods Lake Elementary - A Magnet Center for the Arts	0.6	512
Washington Writers Academy	1.2	246
Schoolcraft Elementary School	0.5	606
Climax-Scotts Elementary School	1.3	232
Central Elementary School	0.4	447
Arcadia Elementary School	0.5	381
Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate School	0.3	685
Vicksburg High School	0.3	726
Climax-Scotts High School	0.7	285
Comstock Compass High School	0.7	285
Spring Valley Center for Exploration	0.8	256
Elementary Sol Elementary School	0.6	358
Milwood Elementary School	0.5	382
Kalamazoo RESA West Campus - Young Adult Program	1	199
Galesburg-Augusta High School	0.8	256
Moorsbridge Elementary School	0.2	591
Portage Northern High School	0.1	1,218
Portage West Middle School	0.1	694
Portage North Middle School	0.2	547
Lake Center Elementary School	0.2	516
Woodland Elementary School	0.3	370
Amberly Elementary School	0.2	520
Prairie Ridge Elementary School	0.2	472
Winchell Elementary School	0.2	491
Richland Elementary School	0.2	419
Parchment High School	0.2	414
Oakland Academy	0.6	171
Vicksburg Middle School	0.2	608
Alamo Elementary School	0.3	292
Parchment Middle School	0.3	334
Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program	0.6	157
Parchment Northwood Elementary School	0.6	168
Kellogg Elementary School	0.4	284
Galesburg-Augusta Middle School	0.4	283
Parchment Innovation Center	0.8	120
Northeastern Elementary School	0.5	215
Cooper Elementary School	0.3	292
Greenwood Elementary School	1.1	87
Portage Central High School	0	1,385
12th Street Elementary School	0	574
Portage Central Middle School	0	750
Angling Road Elementary School	0	363
Haverhill Elementary School	0	375
Comstock High School	0	367
Gull Lake Middle School	0	682
King-Westwood Elementary School	0	564
Northglade Montessori School	0	270
Hillside Middle School	0	474
Comstock Elementary School	0	621
Comstock Middle School	0	317
WoodsEdge Learning Center	0	221
Galesburg-Augusta Primary School	0	421
Portage Community High School	0	135
Sunset Lake Elementary School	0	473
Parchment Central Elementary School	0	286
Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School	0	463
Kalamazoo Covenant Academy	0	143
Parchment North Elementary School	0	244
Indian Lake Elementary School	0	282
Indian Prairie Elementary School	0	196
Paramount Charter Academy	0	370
Woodward School for Technology and Research	0	233
Climax-Scotts Virtual Academy	0	71
Vicksburg Pathways High School	0	116
Gull Lake Gateway Academy	0	35
Transition Services	0	18
Youth Center School	0	50
Galesburg-Augusta Alternative Education	0	14
Valley Center School	0	25
Youth Advancement Academy	0	24