St. Joe-Benton Harbor News

There were 124 American Indian students enrolled in Berrien County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.1% more 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, American Indian students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 75 schools in Berrien County, Roosevelt Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of eight 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.

School name	% of American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Roosevelt Elementary School	2	404
Lakeshore High School	0.7	856
Eastside Connections School	1.4	432
Ring Lardner Middle School	1.1	554
Ballard Elementary School	0.9	538
Brandywine Elementary School	1.4	354
Brandywine Senior High School	1.1	363
Buchanan High School	0.8	522
Watervliet Middle School	1.4	288
North Elementary School	1.3	317
Buchanan Middle School	1.2	331
WAY Niles	3.2	126
Upton Middle School	0.5	665
Sylvester Elementary School	0.8	369
Niles Senior High School	0.4	834
Lighthouse Education Center	2.6	115
Coloma Elementary School	0.8	378
South Elementary School	0.8	359
Brandywine Innovation Academy	3.3	92
WAY Watervliet High School	3.2	95
Chikaming Elementary School	2.6	114
Stewart Elementary School	0.5	414
Berrien Springs High School	0.4	561
Brown School	0.5	398
Bridgman High School	0.8	264
River Valley Middle-High School	0.7	287
New Buffalo Elementary School	0.9	220
Brandywine Middle School	1	191
Merritt Elementary School	0.7	304
Watervliet Senior High School	0.5	393
Ottawa Elementary School	0.9	222
Niles Cedar Lane	1.8	112
St. Joseph High School	0.1	988
Clarke School	0.2	483
Berrien Springs Middle School	0.2	408
Mars Elementary School	0.3	366
Lincoln School	0.2	421
F. C. Reed Middle School	0.4	243
Moccasin Elementary School	0.3	360
Coloma Junior High School	0.4	254
Benton Harbor High School	0.2	495
Fair Plain Middle School	0.3	288
Southside Special Education School	2.2	46
Niles Virtual School	4.3	23
Benton Harbor Charter School Academy	0.2	442
Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan	1.1	92
Three Oaks Elementary School	1	96
Lakeshore Middle School	0	611
Hollywood Elementary School	0	403
New Buffalo Middle School	0	138
Countryside Academy Middle-High School	0	352
Blossomland Learning Center	0	167
Countryside Academy Elementary	0	406
Berrien Springs Discovery Academy	0	85
Coloma High School	0	369
Bridgman Elementary School	0	342
Eau Claire High School	0	190
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School	0	287
Coloma Intermediate School	0	153
Buchanan Virtual Academy	0	82
Lybrook Elementary School	0	280
Eau Claire Middle School	0	158
Berrien Springs Virtual Academy	0	134
Buchanan Step Up	0	33
New Buffalo Senior High School	0	178
Fair Plain East Elementary School	0	169
Riverside School	0	73
Discovery Enrichment Center	0	99
River School	0	65
Career and Alternative Pathways to Education Center	0	86
WAY Eau Claire	0	26
Niles Comm Schools Adult Education	0	14
Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy	0	217
Berrien County Juvenile Center	0	11
Northside Child Development Center	0	15