Battle Creek Times

Among the many ethnicities represented in Calhoun County schools, white was the most prevalent ethnicity among Calhoun County students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of the 19,483 students attending Calhoun County schools, 61.5% were white. African American students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 15.4% of Calhoun County students.

In the previous school year, white students were still the most common group in Calhoun County, representing 61.5% of the student body.

Endeavor Charter Academy had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 35.8% white students, 28.9% African American students, 19.4% multiracial students, 9.4% Hispanic students, 6.3% Asian students, and 0.1% American Indian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 0% when compared to the previous year.

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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	Most represented ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Ann J. Kellogg School	African American	50.9%	226
Arbor Academy	White	32.3%	192
Athens Junior-Senor High School	White	85.8%	268
Battle Creek Area Learning Center	White	69.2%	185
Battle Creek Central High School	African American	39.7%	1,108
Battle Creek Montessori Academy	White	58%	193
Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center	African American	63.6%	143
Beadle Lake Elementary School	White	78.5%	325
Calhoun County Juvenile Home	White	66.7%	18
Doris Klaussen Development Center	White	66%	285
Dudley School	African American	53.8%	143
East Leroy Elementary School	White	86%	235
Endeavor Charter Academy	White	35.8%	679
Fremont International Academy	African American	38.7%	341
Gordon Elementary School	White	83.8%	259
Gull Lake Virtual Partnership	White	81.9%	304
Harper Creek High School	White	83.4%	904
Harper Creek Middle School	White	82%	834
Harrington Elementary School	African American	38.5%	262
Homer Community High School	White	93.4%	290
Homer Middle School	White	93.6%	264
Hughes Elementary School	White	83.3%	270
Lakeview Alternative High School	White	56.2%	73
Lakeview High School	White	55.5%	1,383
Lakeview Middle School	White	48.1%	1,164
Lamora Park School	African American	37.1%	159
Lillian Fletcher Elementary School	White	92.4%	356
Mar Lee School	White	86.6%	305
Marshall Academy	White	62.5%	272
Marshall High School	White	76.3%	733
Marshall Middle School	White	73.3%	547
Marshall Opportunity High School	White	57%	142
Michigan Youth Challenge Academy	White	61.6%	112
Minges Brook School	White	45.5%	363
North Pennfield Elementary School	White	82.4%	199
Northwestern Middle School	African American	49%	202
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary School	White	79.5%	469
Pennfield Middle School	White	77.8%	446
Pennfield Purdy School	White	73.5%	219
Pennfield Senior High School	White	79.6%	653
Post Franklin School	African American	36.9%	225
Prairieview School	White	45.7%	258
Riverside Elementary School	White	51.7%	352
Sonoma Elementary School	White	86.2%	378
Springfield Middle School	African American	35.8%	377
Tekonsha Schools	White	90.9%	186
Valley View Elementary School	White	39.9%	431
Verona Elementary School	African American	40.1%	222
W. K. Kellogg Preparatory High School	African American	52.2%	157
Walters Elementary School	White	81.6%	316
Wattles Park Elementary School	White	79.4%	378
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek High School	White	67%	267
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School	White	66.7%	33
Westlake Elementary School	White	54.2%	378