St. Joe-Benton Harbor News

Mattawan Consolidated School had the highest enrollment among Van Buren County districts, welcoming 3,610 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.5% of them were boys, and 48.5% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 84.9% of the Mattawan Consolidated School total enrollment.

Among the 14 districts in Van Buren County, Paw Paw Public School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 2,191 students, while South Haven Public Schools welcomed 1,798 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Mattawan Consolidated School roughly covers schools within Van Buren County, with its main office in Mattawan.

In the previous school year, Mattawan Consolidated School also had the highest number of students among Van Buren County schools.

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.

District	City (Main Office)	Total Enrollment
Mattawan Consolidated School	Mattawan	3,610
Paw Paw Public School District	Paw Paw	2,191
South Haven Public Schools	South Haven	1,798
Hartford Public Schools	Hartford	1,364
Bloomingdale Public School District	Bloomingdale	1,090
Lawton Community School District	Lawton	1,050
Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren)	Bangor	998
Michigan Online School	Gobles	926
Decatur Public Schools	Decatur	785
Gobles Public School District	Gobles	737
Van Buren ISD	Lawrence	629
Lawrence Public Schools	Lawrence	419
Covert Public Schools	Covert	308
Bangor Township School District #8	Bangor	24