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% of the county student body, while the other 49% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 67.9% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Van Buren County schools, followed by 20.6% of Hispanic students, 5.4% of multiracial students, 4.9% of African American students, 0.7% of Asian students, 0.5% of American Indian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.
Michigan Online School had the highest enrollment among Van Buren County's 45 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,236 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 | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan Online School | 926 | 1,236 | 33.5 |
| Mattawan High School | 1,171 | 1,125 | -3.9 |
| Mattawan Middle School | 817 | 833 | 2 |
| Mattawan Later Elementary School | 782 | 812 | 3.8 |
| Mattawan Early Elementary School | 744 | 696 | -6.5 |
| Paw Paw High School | 692 | 665 | -3.9 |
| South Haven High School | 569 | 569 | 0 |
| Bloomingdale Middle and High School | 569 | 563 | -1.1 |
| Redwood Elementary School | 567 | 528 | -6.9 |
| Paw Paw Early Elementary School | 472 | 482 | 2.1 |
| Paw Paw Middle School | 475 | 461 | -2.9 |
| Paw Paw Later Elementary School | 462 | 447 | -3.2 |
| Decatur Junior Senior High School | 405 | 403 | -0.5 |
| Lawton Elementary School | 401 | 398 | -0.7 |
| Hartford High School | 404 | 385 | -4.7 |
| Gobles High School | 330 | 383 | 16.1 |
| Gobles Elementary School | 359 | 374 | 4.2 |
| Davis Elementary School | 380 | 349 | -8.2 |
| South Walnut Elementary School | 335 | 341 | 1.8 |
| Hartford Middle School | 295 | 314 | 6.4 |
| Lawton Middle School | 307 | 313 | 2 |
| Bangor Middle School | 285 | 294 | 3.2 |
| Lawton High School | 289 | 292 | 1 |
| Maple Grove Elementary School | 302 | 290 | -4 |
| Bloomingdale Elementary School | 311 | 287 | -7.7 |
| Bangor High School | 276 | 277 | 0.4 |
| Lincoln School | 234 | 227 | -3 |
| Lawrence Elementary School | 207 | 225 | 8.7 |
| Lawrence Junior-Senior High School | 212 | 190 | -10.4 |
| Sister Lakes Elementary School | 181 | 168 | -7.2 |
| Covert Elementary School | 140 | 155 | 10.7 |
| Hartford Alternative Education | 98 | 122 | 24.5 |
| Covert High School | 103 | 116 | 12.6 |
| Mattawan Early Childhood Education Center | 96 | 87 | -9.4 |
| Bert Goens Learning Center | 87 | 81 | -6.9 |
| Cedar Street Community and Family Center | 90 | 80 | -11.1 |
| Covert Middle School | 65 | 73 | 12.3 |
| Community-Based Transition Center | 70 | 70 | 0 |
| Bangor Career Academy | 102 | 60 | -41.2 |
| Lawton Accelerated Academic Center | 53 | 37 | -30.2 |
| Behavioral Education Center | 41 | 32 | -22 |
| Gobles Virtual Academy | 48 | 32 | -33.3 |
| WAY South Haven | 34 | 29 | -14.7 |
| Wood School Bangor Township 8 | 24 | 25 | 4.2 |
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