Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/
Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/
Boys made up 51.3% of the county student body, while the other 48.7% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 60.5% of the student body, the highest percentage in Calhoun County schools, followed by 15.2% African American, 11% multiracial, 9.5% Hispanic, 3.3% Asian, 0.4% American Indian and less than 0.1% Hawaiian students.
Lakeview High School had the highest enrollment among Calhoun County's 58 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 1,241 students.
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.
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 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | Total enrollment in 2024-25 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview High School | 1,239 | 1,241 | 0.2% |
| Lakeview Middle School | 1,129 | 1,082 | -4.2% |
| Battle Creek Central High School | 1,036 | 978 | -5.6% |
| Harper Creek Middle School | 896 | 896 | 0% |
| Harper Creek High School | 863 | 823 | -4.6% |
| Marshall High School | 769 | 787 | 2.3% |
| Pennfield Senior High School | 778 | 748 | -3.9% |
| Endeavor Charter Academy | 681 | 648 | -4.8% |
| Marshall Middle School | 542 | 541 | -0.2% |
| Springfield Middle School | 395 | 472 | 19.5% |
| Pennfield Middle School | 327 | 471 | 44% |
| Valley View Elementary School | 454 | 434 | -4.4% |
| Gull Lake Virtual Partnership | 373 | 392 | 5.1% |
| Wattles Park Elementary School | 383 | 375 | -2.1% |
| West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek High School | 337 | 370 | 9.8% |
| Minges Brook School | 388 | 368 | -5.2% |
| Sonoma Elementary School | 383 | 351 | -8.4% |
| Riverside Elementary School | 346 | 350 | 1.2% |
| Westlake Elementary School | 356 | 349 | -2% |
| Ann J. Kellogg School | 216 | 348 | 61.1% |
| Fremont International Academy | 348 | 345 | -0.9% |
| Beadle Lake Elementary School | 338 | 333 | -1.5% |
| Lillian Fletcher Elementary School | 329 | 319 | -3% |
| Mar Lee School | 299 | 295 | -1.3% |
| Walters Elementary School | 293 | 293 | 0% |
| Pennfield Dunlap Elementary School | 420 | 273 | -35% |
| Homer Middle School | 264 | 268 | 1.5% |
| Hughes Elementary School | 266 | 261 | -1.9% |
| Athens Junior-Senor High School | 252 | 256 | 1.6% |
| Gordon Elementary School | 247 | 252 | 2% |
| Prairieview School | 247 | 249 | 0.8% |
| Homer Community High School | 296 | 247 | -16.6% |
| Marshall Academy | 249 | 242 | -2.8% |
| Doris Klaussen Development Center | 260 | 239 | -8.1% |
| Harrington Elementary School | 259 | 236 | -8.9% |
| Post Franklin School | 240 | 219 | -8.8% |
| Verona Elementary School | 183 | 201 | 9.8% |
| East Leroy Elementary School | 217 | 199 | -8.3% |
| Pennfield Purdy School | 212 | 197 | -7.1% |
| Battle Creek Area Learning Center | 179 | 194 | 8.4% |
| Tekonsha Schools | 212 | 193 | -9% |
| North Pennfield Elementary School | 191 | 188 | -1.6% |
| W. K. Kellogg Preparatory High School | 190 | 173 | -8.9% |
| Arbor Academy | 127 | 154 | 21.3% |
| Lamora Park School | 157 | 154 | -1.9% |
| Battle Creek STEM Innovation Center | 117 | 145 | 23.9% |
| Battle Creek Montessori Academy | 150 | 141 | -6% |
| Michigan Youth Challenge Academy | 113 | 119 | 5.3% |
| Dudley School | 132 | 117 | -11.4% |
| Marshall Opportunity High School | 113 | 109 | -3.5% |
| West Michigan Virtual Battle Creek Middle School | 55 | 96 | 74.5% |
| Lakeview Alternative High School | 82 | 67 | -18.3% |
| Calhoun County Juvenile Home | 12 | 9 | -25% |
| Battle Creek Area Mathematics and Science Center | 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Northwestern Middle School | 209 | -- | -- |
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