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
Data showed that Berrien County welcomed 21,620 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 62.1% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 75 schools in Berrien County, St. Joseph High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 744 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.
Ethnicities in Berrien County in 2022-23 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Berrien County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
| School name | % of white students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph High School | 75.3 | 988 |
| Lakeshore High School | 80 | 856 |
| Niles Senior High School | 68.8 | 834 |
| Lakeshore Middle School | 82 | 611 |
| Upton Middle School | 72.5 | 665 |
| Buchanan High School | 87.9 | 522 |
| Ring Lardner Middle School | 69.5 | 554 |
| Clarke School | 74.9 | 483 |
| Hollywood Elementary School | 86.1 | 403 |
| Ballard Elementary School | 60.8 | 538 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | 79.2 | 404 |
| Stewart Elementary School | 77.3 | 414 |
| Lincoln School | 75.5 | 421 |
| Moccasin Elementary School | 82.8 | 360 |
| Brandywine Elementary School | 83.9 | 354 |
| Brown School | 74.1 | 398 |
| Brandywine Senior High School | 80.7 | 363 |
| Bridgman Elementary School | 84.2 | 342 |
| Eastside Connections School | 66.2 | 432 |
| Watervliet Senior High School | 72.3 | 393 |
| South Elementary School | 78.3 | 359 |
| Buchanan Middle School | 84 | 331 |
| Berrien Springs High School | 43.5 | 561 |
| Coloma High School | 65.3 | 369 |
| River Valley Middle-High School | 82.6 | 287 |
| Coloma Elementary School | 62.4 | 378 |
| Merritt Elementary School | 76.6 | 304 |
| North Elementary School | 72.9 | 317 |
| Bridgman High School | 86.7 | 264 |
| Watervliet Middle School | 73.6 | 288 |
| F. C. Reed Middle School | 85.6 | 243 |
| New Buffalo Elementary School | 84.5 | 220 |
| Ottawa Elementary School | 80.2 | 222 |
| Coloma Junior High School | 68.5 | 254 |
| Sylvester Elementary School | 43.9 | 369 |
| Berrien Springs Middle School | 39 | 408 |
| Mars Elementary School | 42.9 | 366 |
| Brandywine Middle School | 80.1 | 191 |
| New Buffalo Senior High School | 82.6 | 178 |
| Berrien Springs Virtual Academy | 79.1 | 134 |
| Coloma Intermediate School | 66 | 153 |
| New Buffalo Middle School | 73.2 | 138 |
| Chikaming Elementary School | 87.7 | 114 |
| Lybrook Elementary School | 35.4 | 280 |
| Blossomland Learning Center | 58.1 | 167 |
| WAY Niles | 68.3 | 126 |
| Three Oaks Elementary School | 88.5 | 96 |
| Brandywine Innovation Academy | 77.2 | 92 |
| Lighthouse Education Center | 61.7 | 115 |
| WAY Watervliet High School | 72.6 | 95 |
| Buchanan Virtual Academy | 80.5 | 82 |
| Niles Cedar Lane | 58.9 | 112 |
| Eau Claire High School | 33.2 | 190 |
| Berrien Springs Discovery Academy | 63.5 | 85 |
| Riverside School | 61.6 | 73 |
| Eau Claire Middle School | 27.2 | 158 |
| Countryside Academy Elementary | 10.3 | 406 |
| Countryside Academy Middle-High School | 11.6 | 352 |
| Southside Special Education School | 73.9 | 46 |
| River School | 41.5 | 65 |
| Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan | 25 | 92 |
| Buchanan Step Up | 66.7 | 33 |
| WAY Eau Claire | 61.5 | 26 |
| Northside Child Development Center | 100 | 15 |
| Niles Virtual School | 56.5 | 23 |
| Niles Comm Schools Adult Education | 78.6 | 14 |
| Career and Alternative Pathways to Education Center | 9.3 | 86 |
| Fair Plain East Elementary School | 3.6 | 169 |
| Fair Plain Middle School | 2.1 | 288 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School | 2.1 | 287 |
| Benton Harbor High School | 0.8 | 495 |
| Discovery Enrichment Center | 4 | 99 |
| Benton Harbor Charter School Academy | 0.7 | 442 |
| Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy | 0.9 | 217 |
| Berrien County Juvenile Center | 9.1 | 11 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Brandywine Middle School• Moccasin Elementary School• Blossomland Learning Center• River Valley Middle School• Sylvester Elementary School• Coloma Junior High School• Eau Claire High School• Coloma Middle School• Roosevelt Elementary School• Southside Special Educational School• Brown School• Niles Comm. Schools Adult Educational• Riverside School• Buchanan Middle School• Watervliet Middle School• Buchanan Step Up• Coloma High School• Lighthouse Educational Center• South Elementary School• Niles Virtual School• Lakeshore Middle School• St. Joseph High School• Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School• Upton Middle School• New Buffalo Senior High School• Ottawa Elementary School• Mars Elementary School• Chikaming Elementary School• Benton Harbor Charter School Academy• Lakeshore High School• Stewart Elementary School• WAY Eau Claire• River School• Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy• Discovery Enrichment Center• Career and Alternative Pathways to Education Center• Buchanan Virtual Academy• Niles Senior High School• WAY Niles• Countryside Academy-Elementary School• New Buffalo Middle School• Bridgman Elementary School• Merritt Elementary School• Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan• Hollywood Elementary School• Berrien Springs Virtual Academy• Fair Plain Renaissance Middle School• Fair Plain East Elementary School• Cedar Lane School• Brandywine Elementary School• Coloma Elementary School• Clarke School• Countryside Academy-High School• Ring Lardner Middle School• Berrien Springs High School• Three Oaks Elementary School• F.c. Reed Middle School• Bridgman High School• North Elementary School• Brandywine Senior High School• Lincoln School• Berrien County Juvenile Center• Buchanan High School• Michigan State Board Of Education• Way - Watervliet High School• Brandywine Innovation Academy• New Buffalo Elementary School• Lybrook Elementary School• Eastside Connections School• Watervliet Senior High School• Berrien Springs Middle School• Northside Child Development Center• Ballard Elementary School• Benton Harbor High School• Eau Claire Middle School
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