Battle Creek Times

Lakeview School District (Calhoun) had the highest enrollment among Calhoun County districts, welcoming 3,717 students during the 2024-25 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 50.5% of them were boys, and 49.5% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Lakeview School District (Calhoun) students was white, accounting for 47.8% of the student population.

Among the 15 districts in Calhoun County, Battle Creek Public Schools ranked second in enrollment numbers with 3,605 students, while Harper Creek Community Schools welcomed 2,778 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.

Lakeview School District (Calhoun) roughly covers schools within Calhoun County, with its main office in Battle Creek.

In the previous school year, Lakeview School District (Calhoun) also had the highest number of students among Calhoun County schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,427,386 students enrolled in Michigan schools, a figure 4.8% below the pre-pandemic total of 1,499,552 in 2019-20, with white students seeing the largest decline of approximately 3%.

Academic performance in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels. According to the 2024 NAEP results, the share of students reaching the basic benchmark in core subjects is about 10 percentage points lower than in 2019—except for fourth-grade math, which saw a decline of just 2 points.

Achievement gaps between ethnic groups also persist. On average, Hispanic students scored 15 points below white students. The gap was even wider for Black students, who scored about 30 points lower than their white peers.

The 2025 education budget, approved by Gov. Whitmer last July, totals $23.4 billion—$900 million less than the previous year’s budget. K-12 schools are working with $20.6 billion, a reduction from the $21.5 billion allocated in 2024.

However, some school superintendents and educators were concerned about the new budget. "Schools cannot function properly without adequate funding for safety and mental health," stated Rep. David Martin, R-Davison, referring to a significant cut of around $301 million from school safety and mental health programs. Based on the current bill, the program will receive just $26.5 million.

District	City (Main Office)	Total Enrollment
Lakeview School District (Calhoun)	Battle Creek	3,717
Battle Creek Public Schools	Battle Creek	3,605
Harper Creek Community Schools	Battle Creek	2,778
Marshall Public Schools	Marshall	2,598
Pennfield Schools	Battle Creek	1,877
Calhoun Intermediate School District	Marshall	1,083
Homer Community School District	Homer	834
Endeavor Charter Academy	Springfield	648
Athens Area Schools	East Leroy	455
Mar Lee School District	Marshall	295
Marshall Academy	Marshall	242
Battle Creek Area Learning Center	Springfield	194
Tekonsha Community Schools	Tekonsha	193
Arbor Academy	Battle Creek	154
Battle Creek Montessori Academy	Springfield	141