Kalamazoo Times

Loy Norrix High School had the largest enrollment among Kalamazoo County schools, welcoming 1,785 students during the 2024-25 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 50.6% of them were girls, and 49.4% were boys.

The most represented ethnicity among Loy Norrix High School students was white, accounting for 40.7% of the student population.

Among the 83 schools in Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo Central High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,613 students, while Portage Central High School welcomed 1,391 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.

Loy Norrix High School is part of Kalamazoo Public Schools, which roughly covers schools within Kalamazoo County, with its main office in Kalamazoo.

In the previous school year, Loy Norrix High School also had the largest number of students among Kalamazoo County schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,427,386 students enrolled in Michigan schools, a figure 4.8% below the pre-pandemic total of 1,499,552 in 2019-20, with white students seeing the largest decline of approximately 3%.

Academic performance in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels. According to the 2024 NAEP results, the share of students reaching the basic benchmark in core subjects is about 10 percentage points lower than in 2019—except for fourth-grade math, which saw a decline of just 2 points.

Achievement gaps between ethnic groups also persist. On average, Hispanic students scored 15 points below white students. The gap was even wider for Black students, who scored about 30 points lower than their white peers.

The 2025 education budget, approved by Gov. Whitmer last July, totals $23.4 billion—$900 million less than the previous year’s budget. K-12 schools are working with $20.6 billion, a reduction from the $21.5 billion allocated in 2024.

However, some school superintendents and educators were concerned about the new budget. "Schools cannot function properly without adequate funding for safety and mental health," stated Rep. David Martin, R-Davison, referring to a significant cut of around $301 million from school safety and mental health programs. Based on the current bill, the program will receive just $26.5 million.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Loy Norrix High School	Kalamazoo	1,785
Kalamazoo Central High School	Kalamazoo	1,613
Portage Central High School	Portage	1,391
Portage Northern High School	Portage	1,194
Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts	Kalamazoo	889
Gull Lake High School	Richland	877
Milwood Magnet School	Kalamazoo	731
Linden Grove Middle School	Kalamazoo	727
Vicksburg High School	Vicksburg	724
Portage Central Middle School	Portage	719
Gull Lake Middle School	Richland	717
Portage West Middle School	Portage	717
Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate School	Richland	698
Portage North Middle School	Portage	609
Vicksburg Middle School	Vicksburg	601
Comstock Elementary School	Kalamazoo	597
Moorsbridge Elementary School	Portage	591
12th Street Elementary School	Portage	589
Schoolcraft Elementary School	Schoolcraft	583
King-Westwood Elementary School	Kalamazoo	531
Amberly Elementary School	Portage	513
Schoolcraft High School	Schoolcraft	502
Woods Lake Elementary - A Magnet Center for the Arts	Kalamazoo	501
Lake Center Elementary School	Portage	494
Hillside Middle School	Kalamazoo	476
Sunset Lake Elementary School	Vicksburg	465
Winchell Elementary School	Kalamazoo	465
Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Kalamazoo	449
Central Elementary School	Portage	439
Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School	Kalamazoo	427
Richland Elementary School	Richland	412
Parchment High School	Kalamazoo	412
Galesburg-Augusta Primary School	Galesburg	399
Tobey Elementary School	Scotts	379
Haverhill Elementary School	Portage	378
Edison Environmental Science Academy	Kalamazoo	376
Paramount Charter Academy	Kalamazoo	373
Elementary Sol Elementary School	Kalamazoo	368
Milwood Elementary School	Kalamazoo	362
Angling Road Elementary School	Portage	360
Comstock High School	Kalamazoo	358
Arcadia Elementary School	Kalamazoo	355
Parchment Middle School	Kalamazoo	352
Woodland Elementary School	Portage	348
Comstock Compass High School	Kalamazoo	311
Lincoln International Studies School	Kalamazoo	306
Galesburg-Augusta Middle School	Augusta	302
STEM Academy	Kalamazoo	298
Climax-Scotts High School	Climax	294
Parchment Central Elementary School	Kalamazoo	289
Cooper Elementary School	Kalamazoo	288
Alamo Elementary School	Kalamazoo	287
Kellogg Elementary School	Hickory Corners	278
Comstock Middle School	Kalamazoo	276
Northglade Montessori School	Kalamazoo	271
Indian Lake Elementary School	Vicksburg	265
Spring Valley Center for Exploration	Kalamazoo	263
Galesburg-Augusta High School	Galesburg	263
Washington Writers Academy	Kalamazoo	260
Woodward School for Technology and Research	Kalamazoo	242
Climax-Scotts Elementary School	Scotts	234
WoodsEdge Learning Center	Portage	224
Phoenix Alternative High School	Kalamazoo	220
Parchment North Elementary School	Kalamazoo	208
Kalamazoo RESA West Campus - Young Adult Program	Kalamazoo	199
Northeastern Elementary School	Kalamazoo	195
Kalamazoo Covenant Academy	Kalamazoo	194
Parchment Northwood Elementary School	Kalamazoo	178
Indian Prairie Elementary School	Kalamazoo	169
Oakland Academy	Portage	149
Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program	Kalamazoo	137
Portage Community High School	Portage	137
Vicksburg Pathways High School	Vicksburg	126
Climax-Scotts Virtual Academy	Climax	123
Parchment Innovation Center	Kalamazoo	119
Greenwood Elementary School	Kalamazoo	93
Youth Center School	Kalamazoo	51
Galesburg-Augusta Alternative Education	Galesburg	31
Valley Center School	Kalamazoo	30
Gull Lake Gateway Academy	Richland	28
Youth Advancement Academy	Kalamazoo	19
Transition Services	Kalamazoo	19
Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital	Kalamazoo	1