Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/
Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/
Data showed that Kalamazoo County welcomed 34,223 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 18.9% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 83 schools in Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo Central High School recorded the largest enrollment of African American students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 700 students.
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 | % of African American students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital | 100% | 1 |
| Youth Center School | 84.3% | 51 |
| Youth Advancement Academy | 73.7% | 19 |
| Northeastern Elementary School | 66.7% | 195 |
| Woodward School for Technology and Research | 62.4% | 242 |
| Edison Environmental Science Academy | 62% | 376 |
| Washington Writers Academy | 61.2% | 260 |
| Kalamazoo Covenant Academy | 58.2% | 194 |
| Lincoln International Studies School | 52.9% | 306 |
| Phoenix Alternative High School | 50.9% | 220 |
| Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program | 50.4% | 137 |
| Spring Valley Center for Exploration | 50.2% | 263 |
| Woods Lake Elementary - A Magnet Center for the Arts | 49.5% | 501 |
| Paramount Charter Academy | 48.8% | 373 |
| Hillside Middle School | 43.9% | 476 |
| Kalamazoo Central High School | 43.4% | 1,613 |
| Arcadia Elementary School | 42.5% | 355 |
| Linden Grove Middle School | 42% | 727 |
| Prairie Ridge Elementary School | 36.3% | 449 |
| Greenwood Elementary School | 34.4% | 93 |
| Milwood Elementary School | 34% | 362 |
| Transition Services | 31.6% | 19 |
| Maple Street Magnet School for the Arts | 31.3% | 889 |
| Comstock Compass High School | 29.9% | 311 |
| Milwood Magnet School | 29.7% | 731 |
| Indian Prairie Elementary School | 29.6% | 169 |
| Northglade Montessori School | 28.4% | 271 |
| Loy Norrix High School | 27.7% | 1,785 |
| Comstock Middle School | 26.4% | 276 |
| Parkwood-Upjohn Elementary School | 25.5% | 427 |
| King-Westwood Elementary School | 23.9% | 531 |
| Valley Center School | 23.3% | 30 |
| Comstock Elementary School | 23.3% | 597 |
| WoodsEdge Learning Center | 23.2% | 224 |
| Galesburg-Augusta Alternative Education | 22.6% | 31 |
| Winchell Elementary School | 19.4% | 465 |
| Comstock High School | 17.6% | 358 |
| Parchment Innovation Center | 16.8% | 119 |
| Portage Community High School | 16.1% | 137 |
| Kalamazoo RESA West Campus - Young Adult Program | 16.1% | 199 |
| Parchment Northwood Elementary School | 14.6% | 178 |
| Amberly Elementary School | 14.2% | 513 |
| Oakland Academy | 14.1% | 149 |
| 12th Street Elementary School | 13.8% | 589 |
| Parchment North Elementary School | 13.5% | 208 |
| Parchment High School | 12.4% | 412 |
| Parchment Central Elementary School | 11.8% | 289 |
| Parchment Middle School | 11.6% | 352 |
| Portage North Middle School | 11.3% | 609 |
| Haverhill Elementary School | 10.6% | 378 |
| Portage Northern High School | 10.2% | 1,194 |
| Climax-Scotts Virtual Academy | 9.8% | 123 |
| STEM Academy | 9.1% | 298 |
| Central Elementary School | 8% | 439 |
| Woodland Elementary School | 7.5% | 348 |
| Angling Road Elementary School | 7.2% | 360 |
| Gull Lake Gateway Academy | 7.1% | 28 |
| Portage West Middle School | 6.8% | 717 |
| Elementary Sol Elementary School | 6% | 368 |
| Richland Elementary School | 5.6% | 412 |
| Galesburg-Augusta Primary School | 4.3% | 399 |
| Portage Central Middle School | 4.2% | 719 |
| Gull Lake Middle School | 3.6% | 717 |
| Moorsbridge Elementary School | 3.4% | 591 |
| Portage Central High School | 3.2% | 1,391 |
| Gull Lake High School | 3.2% | 877 |
| Thomas M. Ryan Intermediate School | 3% | 698 |
| Galesburg-Augusta High School | 2.7% | 263 |
| Vicksburg Pathways High School | 2.4% | 126 |
| Lake Center Elementary School | 2.2% | 494 |
| Cooper Elementary School | 2.1% | 288 |
| Galesburg-Augusta Middle School | 2% | 302 |
| Vicksburg Middle School | 2% | 601 |
| Sunset Lake Elementary School | 1.7% | 465 |
| Vicksburg High School | 1.4% | 724 |
| Tobey Elementary School | 0.8% | 379 |
| Indian Lake Elementary School | 0.8% | 265 |
| Kellogg Elementary School | 0.7% | 278 |
| Schoolcraft High School | 0.6% | 502 |
| Climax-Scotts Elementary School | 0.4% | 234 |
| Schoolcraft Elementary School | 0.3% | 583 |
| Climax-Scotts High School | 0.3% | 294 |
| Alamo Elementary School | 0.3% | 287 |
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