MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
Boys made up 51.1% of the county student body, while the other 48.9% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 62.1% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Berrien County schools, followed by 18.8% of African American students, 10.9% of Hispanic students, 5.6% of multiracial students, 2% of Asian students, 0.6% of American Indian students and 0.2% of Hawaiian students.
St. Joseph High School had the highest enrollment among Berrien County's 75 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 988 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.
Enrollment in Berrien County Over 8 Years
Enrollment in Berrien County Schools
| School name | Total enrollment in 2021-22 | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph High School | 1,035 | 988 | -4.5 |
| Lakeshore High School | 872 | 856 | -1.8 |
| Niles Senior High School | 818 | 834 | 2 |
| Upton Middle School | 642 | 665 | 3.6 |
| Lakeshore Middle School | 619 | 611 | -1.3 |
| Berrien Springs High School | 527 | 561 | 6.5 |
| Ring Lardner Middle School | 602 | 554 | -8 |
| Ballard Elementary School | 593 | 538 | -9.3 |
| Buchanan High School | 537 | 522 | -2.8 |
| Benton Harbor High School | 476 | 495 | 4 |
| Clarke School | 469 | 483 | 3 |
| Benton Harbor Charter School Academy | 492 | 442 | -10.2 |
| Eastside Connections School | 409 | 432 | 5.6 |
| Lincoln School | 427 | 421 | -1.4 |
| Stewart Elementary School | 416 | 414 | -0.5 |
| Berrien Springs Middle School | 396 | 408 | 3 |
| Countryside Academy Elementary | 417 | 406 | -2.6 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | 429 | 404 | -5.8 |
| Hollywood Elementary School | 368 | 403 | 9.5 |
| Brown School | 369 | 398 | 7.9 |
| Watervliet Senior High School | 395 | 393 | -0.5 |
| Coloma Elementary School | 357 | 378 | 5.9 |
| Sylvester Elementary School | 345 | 369 | 7 |
| Coloma High School | 402 | 369 | -8.2 |
| Mars Elementary School | 364 | 366 | 0.5 |
| Brandywine Senior High School | 382 | 363 | -5 |
| Moccasin Elementary School | 317 | 360 | 13.6 |
| South Elementary School | 347 | 359 | 3.5 |
| Brandywine Elementary School | 333 | 354 | 6.3 |
| Countryside Academy Middle-High School | 327 | 352 | 7.6 |
| Bridgman Elementary School | 347 | 342 | -1.4 |
| Buchanan Middle School | 320 | 331 | 3.4 |
| North Elementary School | 308 | 317 | 2.9 |
| Merritt Elementary School | 292 | 304 | 4.1 |
| Fair Plain Middle School | 331 | 288 | -13 |
| Watervliet Middle School | 313 | 288 | -8 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School | 291 | 287 | -1.4 |
| River Valley Middle-High School | 287 | 287 | 0 |
| Lybrook Elementary School | 290 | 280 | -3.4 |
| Bridgman High School | 275 | 264 | -4 |
| Coloma Junior High School | 269 | 254 | -5.6 |
| F. C. Reed Middle School | 236 | 243 | 3 |
| Ottawa Elementary School | 219 | 222 | 1.4 |
| New Buffalo Elementary School | 225 | 220 | -2.2 |
| Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy | 222 | 217 | -2.3 |
| Brandywine Middle School | 196 | 191 | -2.6 |
| Eau Claire High School | 202 | 190 | -5.9 |
| New Buffalo Senior High School | 185 | 178 | -3.8 |
| Fair Plain East Elementary School | 200 | 169 | -15.5 |
| Blossomland Learning Center | 164 | 167 | 1.8 |
| Eau Claire Middle School | 163 | 158 | -3.1 |
| Coloma Intermediate School | 150 | 153 | 2 |
| New Buffalo Middle School | 144 | 138 | -4.2 |
| Berrien Springs Virtual Academy | 125 | 134 | 7.2 |
| WAY Niles | 143 | 126 | -11.9 |
| Lighthouse Education Center | 124 | 115 | -7.3 |
| Chikaming Elementary School | 128 | 114 | -10.9 |
| Niles Cedar Lane | 103 | 112 | 8.7 |
| Discovery Enrichment Center | 101 | 99 | -2 |
| Three Oaks Elementary School | 111 | 96 | -13.5 |
| WAY Watervliet High School | 93 | 95 | 2.2 |
| Brandywine Innovation Academy | 84 | 92 | 9.5 |
| Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan | 72 | 92 | 27.8 |
| Career and Alternative Pathways to Education Center | 96 | 86 | -10.4 |
| Berrien Springs Discovery Academy | 85 | 85 | 0 |
| Buchanan Virtual Academy | 110 | 82 | -25.5 |
| Riverside School | 73 | 73 | 0 |
| River School | 70 | 65 | -7.1 |
| Southside Special Education School | 47 | 46 | -2.1 |
| Buchanan Step Up | 26 | 33 | 26.9 |
| WAY Eau Claire | 32 | 26 | -18.8 |
| Niles Virtual School | 15 | 23 | 53.3 |
| Northside Child Development Center | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Niles Comm Schools Adult Education | 45 | 14 | -68.9 |
| Berrien County Juvenile Center | 19 | 11 | -42.1 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Fair Plain Renaissance Middle School• Three Oaks Elementary School• Berrien Springs High School• Ring Lardner Middle School• Countryside Academy-High School• Clarke School• Coloma Elementary School• Brandywine Elementary School• Cedar Lane School• Fair Plain East Elementary School• F.c. Reed Middle School• Berrien Springs Virtual Academy• Hollywood Elementary School• Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan• Merritt Elementary School• Bridgman Elementary School• New Buffalo Middle School• Countryside Academy-Elementary School• WAY Niles• Brandywine Innovation Academy• Eau Claire Middle School• Benton Harbor High School• Ballard Elementary School• Northside Child Development Center• Berrien Springs Middle School• Watervliet Senior High School• Eastside Connections School• Lybrook Elementary School• New Buffalo Elementary School• Niles Senior High School• Way - Watervliet High School• Michigan State Board Of Education• Buchanan High School• Berrien County Juvenile Center• Lincoln School• Brandywine Senior High School• North Elementary School• Bridgman High School• Southside Special Educational School• South Elementary School• Lighthouse Educational Center• Coloma High School• Buchanan Step Up• Watervliet Middle School• Buchanan Middle School• Riverside School• Niles Comm. Schools Adult Educational• Brown School• Niles Virtual School• Roosevelt Elementary School• Coloma Middle School• Eau Claire High School• Coloma Junior High School• Sylvester Elementary School• River Valley Middle School• Blossomland Learning Center• Moccasin Elementary School• Benton Harbor Charter School Academy• Buchanan Virtual Academy• Career and Alternative Pathways to Education Center• Discovery Enrichment Center• Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy• River School• WAY Eau Claire• Stewart Elementary School• Lakeshore High School• Brandywine Middle School• Chikaming Elementary School• Mars Elementary School• Ottawa Elementary School• New Buffalo Senior High School• Upton Middle School• Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School• St. Joseph High School• Lakeshore Middle School
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