Battle Creek Times

There were 2,900 African American students enrolled in Calhoun County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3% 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, African American students comprised 15.1% of the student body to be the second highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 55 schools in Calhoun County, Battle Creek Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 421 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	40.6	1,036
Endeavor Charter Academy	30.5	681
Lakeview High School	12.6	1,239
Lakeview Middle School	13.7	1,129
Springfield Middle School	36.5	395
Fremont International Academy	40.2	348
Ann J. Kellogg School	51.9	216
Northwestern Middle School	49.3	209
W. K. Kellogg Preparatory High School	53.7	190
Valley View Elementary School	21.8	454
Post Franklin School	40.8	240
Harrington Elementary School	37.5	259
Minges Brook School	22.4	388
Marshall Academy	31.7	249
Verona Elementary School	38.8	183
Dudley School	53	132
Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center	50.4	117
Marshall High School	7.3	769
Marshall Middle School	10.1	542
Lamora Park School	31.2	157
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek High School	13.9	337
Pennfield Senior High School	4.9	778
Arbor Academy	29.1	127
Riverside Elementary School	10.1	346
Harper Creek High School	3.9	863
Doris Klaussen Development Center	13.1	260
Marshall Opportunity High School	28.3	113
Prairieview School	12.6	247
Michigan Youth Challenge Academy	19.5	113
Battle Creek Montessori Academy	14	150
Harper Creek Middle School	2.2	896
Battle Creek Area Learning Center	11.2	179
Westlake Elementary School	5.3	356
Lakeview Alternative High School	20.7	82
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary School	3.6	420
Pennfield Middle School	4.3	327
Walters Elementary School	4.8	293
Pennfield Purdy School	5.7	212
Beadle Lake Elementary School	3.3	338
Hughes Elementary School	3.4	266
Sonoma Elementary School	2.1	383
Wattles Park Elementary School	2.1	383
Gull Lake Virtual Partnership	1.9	373
North Pennfield Elementary School	3.1	191
Mar Lee School	1.7	299
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School	9.1	55
Calhoun County Juvenile Home	41.7	12
Gordon Elementary School	1.6	247
Homer Middle School	1.1	264
East Leroy Elementary School	1.4	217
Tekonsha Schools	0.9	212
Lillian Fletcher Elementary School	0.3	329
Homer Community High School	0	296
Athens Junior-Senor High School	0	252
Battle Creek Area Mathematics and Science Center	0	1