Battle Creek Times

There were 19,483 students enrolled in Calhoun County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.6% of the county student body, while the other 48.4% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 61.5% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Calhoun County schools, followed by 15.4% of African American students, 10.2% of multiracial students, 9.2% of Hispanic students, 3.2% of Asian students, 0.4% of American Indian students and 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Lakeview High School had the highest enrollment among Calhoun County's 58 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 1,383 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	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Lakeview High School	1,364	1,383	1.4
Lakeview Middle School	1,179	1,164	-1.3
Battle Creek Central High School	1,126	1,108	-1.6
Harper Creek High School	891	904	1.5
Harper Creek Middle School	832	834	0.2
Marshall High School	749	733	-2.1
Endeavor Charter Academy	602	679	12.8
Pennfield Senior High School	680	653	-4
Marshall Middle School	564	547	-3
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary School	452	469	3.8
Pennfield Middle School	453	446	-1.5
Valley View Elementary School	438	431	-1.6
Westlake Elementary School	390	378	-3.1
Sonoma Elementary School	369	378	2.4
Wattles Park Elementary School	344	378	9.9
Springfield Middle School	403	377	-6.5
Minges Brook School	336	363	8
Lillian Fletcher Elementary School	362	356	-1.7
Riverside Elementary School	354	352	-0.6
Fremont International Academy	300	341	13.7
Beadle Lake Elementary School	320	325	1.6
Walters Elementary School	298	316	6
Mar Lee School	320	305	-4.7
Gull Lake Virtual Partnership	303	304	0.3
Homer Community High School	303	290	-4.3
Doris Klaussen Development Center	283	285	0.7
Marshall Academy	295	272	-7.8
Hughes Elementary School	265	270	1.9
Athens Junior-Senor High School	267	268	0.4
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek High School	237	267	12.7
Homer Middle School	281	264	-6
Harrington Elementary School	274	262	-4.4
Gordon Elementary School	259	259	0
Prairieview School	261	258	-1.1
East Leroy Elementary School	244	235	-3.7
Ann J. Kellogg School	249	226	-9.2
Post Franklin School	240	225	-6.3
Verona Elementary School	234	222	-5.1
Pennfield Purdy School	229	219	-4.4
Northwestern Middle School	226	202	-10.6
North Pennfield Elementary School	208	199	-4.3
Battle Creek Montessori Academy	165	193	17
Arbor Academy	211	192	-9
Tekonsha Schools	222	186	-16.2
Battle Creek Area Learning Center	159	185	16.4
Lamora Park School	178	159	-10.7
W. K. Kellogg Preparatory High School	162	157	-3.1
Dudley School	116	143	23.3
Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center	156	143	-8.3
Marshall Opportunity High School	110	142	29.1
Michigan Youth Challenge Academy	107	112	4.7
Lakeview Alternative High School	64	73	14.1
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School	26	33	26.9
Calhoun County Juvenile Home	15	18	20