St. Joe-Benton Harbor News

There were 21 Asian students enrolled in Cass County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 19.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Cass County welcomed 6,552 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Cass County, Sam Adams Elementary School and Edwardsburg Primary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of four 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 Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Sam Adams Elementary School	1.1	370
Edwardsburg Primary School	1.1	363
Edwardsburg High School	0.4	815
Cassopolis High School	1.1	271
Howard-Ellis Elementary School	0.3	591
Marcellus High School	1.2	162
Patrick Hamilton Elementary School	0.4	236
Eagle Lake Elementary School	0.3	349
Edwardsburg Middle School	0.2	643
Kincheloe Elementary School	0	221
Edwardsburg Intermediate School	0	404
Union High School	0	532
Dowagiac Middle School	0	408
Justus Gage Elementary School	0	274
Volinia Outcome Base School	0	32
Cassopolis Middle School	0	210
Pathfinders Alternative Education	0	38
North Pointe Center	0	58
Brookside Learning Center	0	60
Marcellus Middle School	0	134
Marcellus Elementary School	0	300
Cassopolis Alternative Education	0	13
Edwardsburg Alternative Learning Center	0	68