Battle Creek Times

There were 1,808 Hispanic students enrolled in Calhoun County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.7% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 9.4% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 55 schools in Calhoun County, Lakeview High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 171 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	13.8	1,239
Battle Creek Central High School	15.3	1,036
Lakeview Middle School	13.9	1,129
Endeavor Charter Academy	10.3	681
Marshall High School	8.6	769
Springfield Middle School	14.2	395
Riverside Elementary School	15.6	346
Valley View Elementary School	11.7	454
Fremont International Academy	14.9	348
Harper Creek Middle School	5.7	896
Harper Creek High School	5.6	863
Marshall Middle School	8.9	542
Pennfield Senior High School	6	778
Post Franklin School	17.5	240
Prairieview School	16.6	247
Arbor Academy	27.6	127
Westlake Elementary School	9.6	356
Verona Elementary School	18	183
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek High School	8.9	337
Harrington Elementary School	10.8	259
Gull Lake Virtual Partnership	7.5	373
Wattles Park Elementary School	7	383
Doris Klaussen Development Center	10.4	260
Mar Lee School	8.7	299
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary School	6	420
Minges Brook School	6.2	388
Pennfield Middle School	7	327
Lamora Park School	14	157
Battle Creek Montessori Academy	14.7	150
Beadle Lake Elementary School	6.2	338
Ann J. Kellogg School	9.7	216
Gordon Elementary School	7.7	247
Sonoma Elementary School	4.2	383
Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center	13.7	117
W. K. Kellogg Preparatory High School	7.9	190
Dudley School	11.4	132
Hughes Elementary School	5.6	266
Marshall Academy	6	249
Northwestern Middle School	6.7	209
Homer Middle School	5.3	264
Tekonsha Schools	6.6	212
Pennfield Purdy School	6.1	212
Walters Elementary School	4.4	293
Battle Creek Area Learning Center	6.7	179
Michigan Youth Challenge Academy	10.6	113
Marshall Opportunity High School	9.7	113
Homer Community High School	3.7	296
East Leroy Elementary School	4.1	217
Lillian Fletcher Elementary School	2.7	329
North Pennfield Elementary School	4.2	191
Lakeview Alternative High School	9.8	82
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School	9.1	55
Athens Junior-Senor High School	1.2	252
Calhoun County Juvenile Home	8.3	12
Battle Creek Area Mathematics and Science Center	0	1