Battle Creek Times

There were 1,795 Hispanic students enrolled in Calhoun County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.5% 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, Hispanic students comprised 9.2% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 54 schools in Calhoun County, Lakeview High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 179 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lakeview High School	12.9	1,383
Battle Creek Central High School	15.5	1,108
Lakeview Middle School	14	1,164
Endeavor Charter Academy	9.4	679
Marshall High School	7.8	733
Harper Creek High School	5.8	904
Riverside Elementary School	14.8	352
Fremont International Academy	15	341
Springfield Middle School	13	377
Marshall Middle School	8.8	547
Prairieview School	18.2	258
Valley View Elementary School	10.4	431
Arbor Academy	22.4	192
Harper Creek Middle School	4.7	834
Westlake Elementary School	10.3	378
Pennfield Senior High School	5.5	653
Post Franklin School	16	225
Harrington Elementary School	13.7	262
Verona Elementary School	14.4	222
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary School	6.4	469
Minges Brook School	7.7	363
Gull Lake Virtual Partnership	9.2	304
Pennfield Middle School	6.1	446
Mar Lee School	8.5	305
Ann J. Kellogg School	11.1	226
Doris Klaussen Development Center	8.1	285
Wattles Park Elementary School	5.8	378
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek High School	7.9	267
Northwestern Middle School	9.4	202
Battle Creek Montessori Academy	9.8	193
Lamora Park School	11.9	159
W. K. Kellogg Preparatory High School	12.1	157
Beadle Lake Elementary School	5.5	325
Michigan Youth Challenge Academy	16.1	112
Marshall Academy	6.6	272
Pennfield Purdy School	7.3	219
Gordon Elementary School	6.2	259
Hughes Elementary School	5.6	270
Walters Elementary School	4.7	316
Dudley School	9.8	143
Battle Creek Area Learning Center	7	185
Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center	9.1	143
Tekonsha Schools	7	186
Marshall Opportunity High School	8.5	142
North Pennfield Elementary School	5	199
Homer Community High School	3.4	290
Homer Middle School	3.8	264
Lillian Fletcher Elementary School	2.5	356
Sonoma Elementary School	2.1	378
East Leroy Elementary School	3	235
Athens Junior-Senor High School	2.2	268
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School	15.2	33
Lakeview Alternative High School	4.1	73
Calhoun County Juvenile Home	0	18