Battle Creek Times

There were 86 American Indian students enrolled in Calhoun County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 11.3% less 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, American Indian students comprised 0.4% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 54 schools in Calhoun County, East Leroy Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of nine 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
East Leroy Elementary School	3.8	235
Athens Junior-Senor High School	3	268
Harper Creek High School	0.8	904
Lakeview High School	0.4	1,383
Battle Creek Central High School	0.5	1,108
Harper Creek Middle School	0.5	834
Lakeview Middle School	0.3	1,164
Doris Klaussen Development Center	1.1	285
Marshall High School	0.4	733
Wattles Park Elementary School	0.8	378
Pennfield Purdy School	1.4	219
Marshall Middle School	0.5	547
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek High School	1.1	267
Valley View Elementary School	0.5	431
Minges Brook School	0.6	363
Pennfield Senior High School	0.3	653
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary School	0.4	469
Ann J. Kellogg School	0.9	226
Riverside Elementary School	0.3	352
Endeavor Charter Academy	0.1	679
Springfield Middle School	0.3	377
Walters Elementary School	0.3	316
Arbor Academy	0.5	192
Gordon Elementary School	0.4	259
Lakeview Alternative High School	1.4	73
Lamora Park School	0.6	159
Beadle Lake Elementary School	0.3	325
Northwestern Middle School	0.5	202
Hughes Elementary School	0.4	270
Tekonsha Schools	0.5	186
Marshall Opportunity High School	0.7	142
Lillian Fletcher Elementary School	0.3	356
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School	3	33
Westlake Elementary School	0	378
Prairieview School	0	258
Battle Creek Montessori Academy	0	193
Sonoma Elementary School	0	378
Fremont International Academy	0	341
Gull Lake Virtual Partnership	0	304
Pennfield Middle School	0	446
Marshall Academy	0	272
Harrington Elementary School	0	262
Mar Lee School	0	305
Post Franklin School	0	225
Verona Elementary School	0	222
W. K. Kellogg Preparatory High School	0	157
Michigan Youth Challenge Academy	0	112
Dudley School	0	143
Battle Creek Area Learning Center	0	185
Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center	0	143
North Pennfield Elementary School	0	199
Homer Community High School	0	290
Homer Middle School	0	264
Calhoun County Juvenile Home	0	18