Battle Creek Times

Lakeview High School had the largest enrollment among Calhoun County schools, welcoming 1,241 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, 51.7% of them were girls, and 48.3% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 51% of the Lakeview High School total enrollment.

Among the 54 schools in Calhoun County, Lakeview Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,082 students, while Battle Creek Central High School welcomed 978 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.

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

In the previous school year, Lakeview High School also had the largest 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.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Lakeview High School	Battle Creek	1,241
Lakeview Middle School	Battle Creek	1,082
Battle Creek Central High School	Battle Creek	978
Harper Creek Middle School	Battle Creek	896
Harper Creek High School	Battle Creek	823
Marshall High School	Marshall	787
Pennfield Senior High School	Battle Creek	748
Endeavor Charter Academy	Battle Creek	648
Marshall Middle School	Marshall	541
Springfield Middle School	Springfield	472
Pennfield Middle School	Battle Creek	471
Valley View Elementary School	Springfield	434
Gull Lake Virtual Partnership	Richland	392
Wattles Park Elementary School	Battle Creek	375
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek High School	Battle Creek	370
Minges Brook School	Battle Creek	368
Sonoma Elementary School	Battle Creek	351
Riverside Elementary School	Battle Creek	350
Westlake Elementary School	Battle Creek	349
Ann J. Kellogg School	Battle Creek	348
Fremont International Academy	Battle Creek	345
Beadle Lake Elementary School	Battle Creek	333
Lillian Fletcher Elementary School	Homer	319
Mar Lee School	Marshall	295
Walters Elementary School	Marshall	293
Pennfield Dunlap Elementary School	Battle Creek	273
Homer Middle School	Homer	268
Hughes Elementary School	Marshall	261
Athens Junior-Senor High School	Athens	256
Gordon Elementary School	Marshall	252
Prairieview School	Battle Creek	249
Homer Community High School	Homer	247
Marshall Academy	Marshall	242
Doris Klaussen Development Center	Battle Creek	239
Harrington Elementary School	Albion	236
Post Franklin School	Battle Creek	219
Verona Elementary School	Battle Creek	201
East Leroy Elementary School	East Leroy	199
Pennfield Purdy School	Battle Creek	197
Battle Creek Area Learning Center	Springfield	194
Tekonsha Schools	Tekonsha	193
North Pennfield Elementary School	Battle Creek	188
W. K. Kellogg Preparatory High School	Battle Creek	173
Lamora Park School	Battle Creek	154
Arbor Academy	Battle Creek	154
Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center	Battle Creek	145
Battle Creek Montessori Academy	Springfield	141
Michigan Youth Challenge Academy	Battle Creek	119
Dudley School	Battle Creek	117
Marshall Opportunity High School	Albion	109
West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School	Battle Creek	96
Lakeview Alternative High School	Battle Creek	67
Calhoun County Juvenile Home	Marshall	9
Battle Creek Area Mathematics and Science Center	Battle Creek	1