Cass County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2023-24 school year?

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

By St. Joe-Benton Harbor News

Sep 16, 2024

Edwardsburg High School had the largest enrollment among Cass County schools, welcoming 782 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.9% of them were boys, and 48.1% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 89.5% of the Edwardsburg High School total enrollment.

Among the 24 schools in Cass County, Edwardsburg Middle School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 636 students, while Howard-Ellis Elementary School welcomed 598 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Edwardsburg High School is part of Edwardsburg Public Schools, which roughly covers schools within Cass County, with its main office in Edwardsburg.

In the previous school year, Edwardsburg High School also had the largest number of students among Cass County schools.

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 Cass County Over 9 Years

Enrollment in Cass County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Edwardsburg High School	Edwardsburg	782
Edwardsburg Middle School	Edwardsburg	636
Howard-Ellis Elementary School	Niles	598
Union High School	Dowagiac	530
Eagle Lake Elementary School	Edwardsburg	400
Dowagiac Middle School	Dowagiac	379
Sam Adams Elementary School	Cassopolis	370
Edwardsburg Intermediate School	Edwardsburg	360
Edwardsburg Primary School	Edwardsburg	331
Justus Gage Elementary School	Dowagiac	283
Marcellus Elementary School	Marcellus	264
Cassopolis High School	Cassopolis	259
Kincheloe Elementary School	Dowagiac	224
Patrick Hamilton Elementary School	Dowagiac	220
Cassopolis Middle School	Cassopolis	207
Marcellus High School	Marcellus	164
Marcellus Middle School	Marcellus	139
Brookside Learning Center	Cassopolis	72
Edwardsburg Alternative Learning Center	Edwardsburg	65
North Pointe Center	Dowagiac	53
Pathfinders Alternative Education	Dowagiac	50
Volinia Outcome Base School	Marcellus	48
Cassopolis Alternative Education	Cassopolis	22
Marcellus Community Education Center	--	1