Battle Creek Times

There were 2,991 African American students enrolled in Calhoun County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Calhoun County welcomed 19,483 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 15.4% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 54 schools in Calhoun County, Battle Creek Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 440 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	% of African American students enrolment	Total enrollment
Battle Creek Central High School	39.7	1,108
Endeavor Charter Academy	28.9	679
Lakeview High School	11.4	1,383
Lakeview Middle School	13.3	1,164
Springfield Middle School	35.8	377
Fremont International Academy	38.7	341
Ann J. Kellogg School	50.9	226
Harrington Elementary School	38.5	262
Northwestern Middle School	49	202
Valley View Elementary School	22	431
Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center	63.6	143
Minges Brook School	24.5	363
Verona Elementary School	40.1	222
Post Franklin School	36.9	225
W. K. Kellogg Preparatory High School	52.2	157
Dudley School	53.8	143
Marshall High School	10.2	733
Marshall Academy	27.6	272
Marshall Middle School	11	547
Arbor Academy	31.3	192
Lamora Park School	37.1	159
Doris Klaussen Development Center	15.1	285
Harper Creek High School	4.2	904
Marshall Opportunity High School	26.1	142
Pennfield Senior High School	5.2	653
Riverside Elementary School	9.7	352
Prairieview School	12.4	258
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek High School	11.6	267
Battle Creek Montessori Academy	13.5	193
Harper Creek Middle School	2.6	834
Westlake Elementary School	5.8	378
Pennfield Middle School	4.7	446
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary School	4.3	469
Battle Creek Area Learning Center	10.3	185
Michigan Youth Challenge Academy	16.1	112
Walters Elementary School	5.4	316
Lakeview Alternative High School	21.9	73
Wattles Park Elementary School	3.2	378
Beadle Lake Elementary School	3.7	325
Sonoma Elementary School	2.9	378
Hughes Elementary School	3.3	270
Gull Lake Virtual Partnership	2.6	304
Pennfield Purdy School	3.7	219
Gordon Elementary School	2.7	259
North Pennfield Elementary School	3.5	199
Calhoun County Juvenile Home	33.3	18
Mar Lee School	1.3	305
Athens Junior-Senor High School	1.1	268
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School	9.1	33
Lillian Fletcher Elementary School	0.6	356
Homer Middle School	0.8	264
Homer Community High School	0.3	290
Tekonsha Schools	0.5	186
East Leroy Elementary School	0	235