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 51.3% of the county student body, while the other 48.7% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 61.7% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Berrien County schools, followed by 18.6% of African American students, 11.1% of Hispanic students, 5.8% 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 2023-24 school year, welcoming 942 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 9 Years
Enrollment in Berrien County Schools
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph High School | 988 | 942 | -4.7 |
| Lakeshore High School | 856 | 851 | -0.6 |
| Niles Senior High School | 834 | 827 | -0.8 |
| Upton Middle School | 665 | 663 | -0.3 |
| Lakeshore Middle School | 611 | 609 | -0.3 |
| Ballard Elementary School | 538 | 576 | 7.1 |
| Berrien Springs High School | 561 | 551 | -1.8 |
| Ring Lardner Middle School | 554 | 537 | -3.1 |
| Buchanan High School | 522 | 524 | 0.4 |
| Benton Harbor High School | 495 | 506 | 2.2 |
| Clarke School | 483 | 465 | -3.7 |
| Benton Harbor Charter School Academy | 442 | 455 | 2.9 |
| Berrien Springs Middle School | 408 | 431 | 5.6 |
| Eastside Connections School | 432 | 430 | -0.5 |
| Lincoln School | 421 | 425 | 1 |
| Stewart Elementary School | 414 | 413 | -0.2 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | 404 | 413 | 2.2 |
| Brown School | 398 | 409 | 2.8 |
| Coloma Elementary School | 378 | 391 | 3.4 |
| Hollywood Elementary School | 403 | 386 | -4.2 |
| Countryside Academy Elementary | 406 | 380 | -6.4 |
| Brandywine Senior High School | 363 | 378 | 4.1 |
| Watervliet Senior High School | 393 | 376 | -4.3 |
| Brandywine Elementary School | 354 | 376 | 6.2 |
| Countryside Academy Middle-High School | 352 | 372 | 5.7 |
| Mars Elementary School | 366 | 369 | 0.8 |
| Sylvester Elementary School | 369 | 368 | -0.3 |
| Coloma High School | 369 | 366 | -0.8 |
| Moccasin Elementary School | 360 | 366 | 1.7 |
| South Elementary School | 359 | 347 | -3.3 |
| Buchanan Middle School | 331 | 345 | 4.2 |
| Bridgman Elementary School | 342 | 322 | -5.8 |
| Merritt Elementary School | 304 | 320 | 5.3 |
| North Elementary School | 317 | 317 | 0 |
| Watervliet Middle School | 288 | 297 | 3.1 |
| River Valley Middle-High School | 287 | 282 | -1.7 |
| F. C. Reed Middle School | 243 | 255 | 4.9 |
| Lybrook Elementary School | 280 | 252 | -10 |
| Fair Plain Middle School | 288 | 249 | -13.5 |
| Bridgman High School | 264 | 245 | -7.2 |
| Coloma Junior High School | 254 | 240 | -5.5 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School | 287 | 234 | -18.5 |
| Ottawa Elementary School | 222 | 228 | 2.7 |
| New Buffalo Elementary School | 220 | 216 | -1.8 |
| Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy | 217 | 215 | -0.9 |
| Three Oaks Elementary School | 96 | 202 | 110.4 |
| Eau Claire High School | 190 | 191 | 0.5 |
| Brandywine Middle School | 191 | 177 | -7.3 |
| Coloma Intermediate School | 153 | 170 | 11.1 |
| Blossomland Learning Center | 167 | 170 | 1.8 |
| New Buffalo Senior High School | 178 | 169 | -5.1 |
| Fair Plain East Elementary School | 169 | 166 | -1.8 |
| Eau Claire Middle School | 158 | 147 | -7 |
| Berrien Springs Virtual Academy | 134 | 144 | 7.5 |
| New Buffalo Middle School | 138 | 123 | -10.9 |
| Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan | 92 | 121 | 31.5 |
| Lighthouse Education Center | 115 | 120 | 4.3 |
| Niles Cedar Lane | 112 | 119 | 6.3 |
| WAY Niles | 126 | 108 | -14.3 |
| WAY Watervliet High School | 95 | 99 | 4.2 |
| Berrien Springs Discovery Academy | 85 | 93 | 9.4 |
| Discovery Enrichment Center | 99 | 86 | -13.1 |
| Riverside School | 73 | 73 | 0 |
| Brandywine Innovation Academy | 92 | 70 | -23.9 |
| Southside Special Education School | 46 | 64 | 39.1 |
| River School | 65 | 60 | -7.7 |
| Buchanan Virtual Academy | 82 | 54 | -34.1 |
| Career and Alternative Pathways to Education Center | 86 | 51 | -40.7 |
| Buchanan Step Up | 33 | 26 | -21.2 |
| WAY Eau Claire | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Northside Child Development Center | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Niles Virtual School | 23 | 14 | -39.1 |
| Niles Comm Schools Adult Education | 14 | 13 | -7.1 |
| Berrien County Juvenile Center | 11 | 10 | -9.1 |
| Chikaming Elementary School | 114 | -- | -- |
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• 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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