Battle Creek Times

Lakeview School District (Calhoun) had the highest enrollment among Calhoun County districts, welcoming 3,988 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.2% of them were boys, and 49.8% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 51.3% of the Lakeview School District (Calhoun) total enrollment.

Among the 15 districts in Calhoun County, Battle Creek Public Schools ranked second in enrollment numbers with 3,753 students, while Harper Creek Community Schools welcomed 2,819 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Lakeview School District (Calhoun) roughly covers schools within Calhoun County, with its main office in Battle Creek.

In the previous school year, Lakeview School District (Calhoun) also had the highest number of students among Calhoun County schools.

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.

District	City (Main Office)	Total Enrollment
Lakeview School District (Calhoun)	Battle Creek	3,988
Battle Creek Public Schools	Battle Creek	3,753
Harper Creek Community Schools	Battle Creek	2,819
Marshall Public Schools	Marshall	2,641
Pennfield Schools	Battle Creek	1,986
Calhoun Intermediate School District	Marshall	1,017
Homer Community School District	Homer	910
Endeavor Charter Academy	Springfield	679
Athens Area Schools	East Leroy	503
Mar Lee School District	Marshall	305
Marshall Academy	Marshall	272
Battle Creek Montessori Academy	Springfield	193
Arbor Academy	Battle Creek	192
Tekonsha Community Schools	Tekonsha	186
Battle Creek Area Learning Center	Springfield	185