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Enrollment Analysis: Multiracial students comprised 5.6% of Berrien County's student body in 2022-23 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

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

There were 1,206 multiracial students enrolled in Berrien County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Berrien County welcomed 21,620 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 5.6% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 75 schools in Berrien County, Niles Senior High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 79 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

White [62.1%]African American [18.8%]Hispanic [10.9%]Multiracial [5.6%]Ethnicities < 5% [2.6%]

Enrollment Demographics in Berrien County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of multiracial students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Niles Senior High School9.5834
Ballard Elementary School12.3538
Ring Lardner Middle School8.3554
Coloma Elementary School11.4378
St. Joseph High School4.3988
Eastside Connections School9.3432
Upton Middle School5.9665
Berrien Springs High School6.4561
Berrien Springs Middle School8.3408
Mars Elementary School9.3366
Moccasin Elementary School9.2360
Merritt Elementary School9.9304
Buchanan High School5.7522
Brandywine Senior High School7.7363
Lincoln School6.4421
Coloma High School7369
Brandywine Elementary School7.3354
Watervliet Senior High School6.4393
Bridgman Elementary School6.7342
Buchanan Middle School6.6331
Ottawa Elementary School9.9222
Sylvester Elementary School5.7369
Clarke School4.3483
Brown School5.3398
Lakeshore Middle School3.3611
Countryside Academy Elementary4.7406
Lakeshore High School1.9856
Coloma Junior High School6.3254
Watervliet Middle School5.2288
South Elementary School4.2359
Brandywine Middle School7.9191
North Elementary School4.4317
Niles Cedar Lane12.5112
Stewart Elementary School3.4414
River Valley Middle-High School4.5287
WAY Niles10.3126
Roosevelt Elementary School3404
F. C. Reed Middle School4.9243
Eau Claire High School5.8190
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School3.8287
Coloma Intermediate School6.5153
Buchanan Virtual Academy12.282
Lybrook Elementary School3.2280
Eau Claire Middle School5.7158
Countryside Academy Middle-High School2.3352
Berrien Springs Virtual Academy6134
Brandywine Innovation Academy8.792
Buchanan Step Up24.233
New Buffalo Middle School5.1138
Benton Harbor High School1.4495
Hollywood Elementary School1.5403
New Buffalo Senior High School3.4178
Bridgman High School2.3264
Fair Plain East Elementary School3.6169
Fair Plain Middle School1.7288
Blossomland Learning Center3167
Lighthouse Education Center4.3115
Riverside School6.873
New Buffalo Elementary School1.8220
WAY Watervliet High School4.295
Discovery Enrichment Center499
River School4.665
Berrien Springs Discovery Academy3.585
Southside Special Education School6.546
Niles Virtual School1323
Benton Harbor Charter School Academy0.5442
Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan2.292
Three Oaks Elementary School2.196
Career and Alternative Pathways to Education Center2.386
WAY Eau Claire3.826
Niles Comm Schools Adult Education7.114
Chikaming Elementary School0114
Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy0217
Berrien County Juvenile Center011
Northside Child Development Center015

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Brandywine Middle SchoolMoccasin Elementary SchoolBlossomland Learning CenterRiver Valley Middle SchoolSylvester Elementary SchoolColoma Junior High SchoolEau Claire High SchoolColoma Middle SchoolRoosevelt Elementary SchoolSouthside Special Educational SchoolBrown SchoolNiles Comm. Schools Adult EducationalRiverside SchoolBuchanan Middle SchoolWatervliet Middle SchoolBuchanan Step UpColoma High SchoolLighthouse Educational CenterSouth Elementary SchoolNiles Virtual SchoolLakeshore Middle SchoolSt. Joseph High SchoolMartin Luther King Jr. Elementary SchoolUpton Middle SchoolNew Buffalo Senior High SchoolOttawa Elementary SchoolMars Elementary SchoolChikaming Elementary SchoolBenton Harbor Charter School AcademyLakeshore High SchoolStewart Elementary SchoolWAY Eau ClaireRiver SchoolMildred C. Wells Preparatory AcademyDiscovery Enrichment CenterCareer and Alternative Pathways to Education CenterBuchanan Virtual AcademyNiles Senior High SchoolWAY NilesCountryside Academy-Elementary SchoolNew Buffalo Middle SchoolBridgman Elementary SchoolMerritt Elementary SchoolBridge Academy of Southwest MichiganHollywood Elementary SchoolBerrien Springs Virtual AcademyFair Plain Renaissance Middle SchoolFair Plain East Elementary SchoolCedar Lane SchoolBrandywine Elementary SchoolColoma Elementary SchoolClarke SchoolCountryside Academy-High SchoolRing Lardner Middle SchoolBerrien Springs High SchoolThree Oaks Elementary SchoolF.c. Reed Middle SchoolBridgman High SchoolNorth Elementary SchoolBrandywine Senior High SchoolLincoln SchoolBerrien County Juvenile CenterBuchanan High SchoolMichigan State Board Of EducationWay - Watervliet High SchoolBrandywine Innovation AcademyNew Buffalo Elementary SchoolLybrook Elementary SchoolEastside Connections SchoolWatervliet Senior High SchoolBerrien Springs Middle SchoolNorthside Child Development CenterBallard Elementary SchoolBenton Harbor High SchoolEau Claire Middle School

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