Battle Creek Times

There were 627 Asian students enrolled in Calhoun County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.8% 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, Asian students comprised 3.2% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 54 schools in Calhoun County, Lakeview Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 140 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Lakeview Middle School	12	1,164
Lakeview High School	9.9	1,383
Westlake Elementary School	18.5	378
Riverside Elementary School	13.9	352
Endeavor Charter Academy	6.3	679
Prairieview School	10.9	258
Valley View Elementary School	5.3	431
Minges Brook School	5.5	363
Battle Creek Central High School	1.4	1,108
Springfield Middle School	2.9	377
Doris Klaussen Development Center	3.9	285
Marshall High School	1.2	733
Walters Elementary School	2.5	316
Harper Creek Middle School	0.7	834
Pennfield Senior High School	0.9	653
Wattles Park Elementary School	1.6	378
Battle Creek Montessori Academy	2.6	193
Sonoma Elementary School	1.3	378
Harper Creek High School	0.3	904
Fremont International Academy	0.9	341
Arbor Academy	1.6	192
Gull Lake Virtual Partnership	1	304
Pennfield Middle School	0.7	446
Marshall Academy	1.1	272
Pennfield Purdy School	1.4	219
Marshall Middle School	0.4	547
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek High School	0.7	267
Gordon Elementary School	0.8	259
Lakeview Alternative High School	2.7	73
Harrington Elementary School	0.4	262
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary School	0.2	469
Mar Lee School	0.3	305
Lamora Park School	0.6	159
Beadle Lake Elementary School	0.3	325
Post Franklin School	0	225
Verona Elementary School	0	222
Ann J. Kellogg School	0	226
Northwestern Middle School	0	202
W. K. Kellogg Preparatory High School	0	157
Michigan Youth Challenge Academy	0	112
Hughes Elementary School	0	270
Dudley School	0	143
Battle Creek Area Learning Center	0	185
Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center	0	143
Tekonsha Schools	0	186
Marshall Opportunity High School	0	142
North Pennfield Elementary School	0	199
Homer Community High School	0	290
Homer Middle School	0	264
Lillian Fletcher Elementary School	0	356
East Leroy Elementary School	0	235
Athens Junior-Senor High School	0	268
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School	0	33
Calhoun County Juvenile Home	0	18