Battle Creek Times

There were 11,706 white students enrolled in Calhoun County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Calhoun County welcomed 19,150 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 61.1% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 55 schools in Calhoun County, Harper Creek Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 735 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Harper Creek Middle School	82	896
Harper Creek High School	83.3	863
Lakeview High School	52.7	1,239
Pennfield Senior High School	79.3	778
Marshall High School	78.2	769
Lakeview Middle School	45.3	1,129
Marshall Middle School	71	542
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary School	79	420
Sonoma Elementary School	84.3	383
Gull Lake Virtual Partnership	83.4	373
Lillian Fletcher Elementary School	93	329
Battle Creek Central High School	29.2	1,036
Wattles Park Elementary School	78.9	383
Homer Community High School	94.6	296
Beadle Lake Elementary School	77.2	338
Mar Lee School	87	299
Pennfield Middle School	79.5	327
Homer Middle School	91.7	264
Walters Elementary School	81.9	293
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek High School	67.7	337
Endeavor Charter Academy	32.9	681
Athens Junior-Senor High School	87.7	252
Hughes Elementary School	83.1	266
Gordon Elementary School	82.2	247
Westlake Elementary School	56.7	356
Tekonsha Schools	90.6	212
Minges Brook School	47.9	388
East Leroy Elementary School	82.9	217
Valley View Elementary School	39	454
Riverside Elementary School	49.7	346
Doris Klaussen Development Center	65.4	260
North Pennfield Elementary School	85.3	191
Pennfield Purdy School	74.5	212
Marshall Academy	61	249
Battle Creek Area Learning Center	65.4	179
Springfield Middle School	29.1	395
Prairieview School	42.5	247
Harrington Elementary School	37.8	259
Battle Creek Montessori Academy	57.3	150
Fremont International Academy	21.6	348
Michigan Youth Challenge Academy	61.9	113
Marshall Opportunity High School	54	113
Lamora Park School	35	157
Post Franklin School	22.9	240
Northwestern Middle School	24.9	209
W. K. Kellogg Preparatory High School	26.8	190
Ann J. Kellogg School	22.2	216
Verona Elementary School	26.2	183
Lakeview Alternative High School	54.9	82
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School	76.4	55
Arbor Academy	29.9	127
Dudley School	18.9	132
Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center	20.5	117
Calhoun County Juvenile Home	50	12
Battle Creek Area Mathematics and Science Center	100	1