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
Data showed that Berrien County welcomed 21,400 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 11.1% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 74 schools in Berrien County, Countryside Academy Elementary recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 135 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.
Ethnicities in Berrien County in 2023-24 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Berrien County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
| School name | % of Hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Countryside Academy Elementary | 35.5 | 380 |
| Countryside Academy Middle-High School | 33.9 | 372 |
| Niles Senior High School | 11.9 | 827 |
| Berrien Springs High School | 16.7 | 551 |
| Lybrook Elementary School | 35.7 | 252 |
| Ballard Elementary School | 15.3 | 576 |
| Coloma Elementary School | 21.5 | 391 |
| Eau Claire High School | 43.5 | 191 |
| Berrien Springs Middle School | 17.4 | 431 |
| Eau Claire Middle School | 46.9 | 147 |
| St. Joseph High School | 6.9 | 942 |
| Ring Lardner Middle School | 12.1 | 537 |
| Lakeshore High School | 7.5 | 851 |
| Coloma High School | 16.7 | 366 |
| Watervliet Senior High School | 16.2 | 376 |
| Mars Elementary School | 16.3 | 369 |
| North Elementary School | 18.6 | 317 |
| Watervliet Middle School | 19.5 | 297 |
| South Elementary School | 16.1 | 347 |
| Coloma Junior High School | 20.4 | 240 |
| Sylvester Elementary School | 13 | 368 |
| Eastside Connections School | 10 | 430 |
| Upton Middle School | 6.3 | 663 |
| Lakeshore Middle School | 6.1 | 609 |
| Coloma Intermediate School | 21.8 | 170 |
| Clarke School | 7.5 | 465 |
| Lincoln School | 7.5 | 425 |
| River Valley Middle-High School | 10.6 | 282 |
| Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan | 22.3 | 121 |
| Hollywood Elementary School | 6.7 | 386 |
| Merritt Elementary School | 8.1 | 320 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | 6.3 | 413 |
| Brandywine Senior High School | 6.6 | 378 |
| Three Oaks Elementary School | 11.9 | 202 |
| New Buffalo Elementary School | 10.2 | 216 |
| Brown School | 4.9 | 409 |
| Buchanan Middle School | 5.5 | 345 |
| F. C. Reed Middle School | 7.5 | 255 |
| New Buffalo Middle School | 15.4 | 123 |
| Brandywine Elementary School | 4.8 | 376 |
| New Buffalo Senior High School | 10.7 | 169 |
| Bridgman Elementary School | 5.3 | 322 |
| Berrien Springs Discovery Academy | 16.1 | 93 |
| Niles Cedar Lane | 12.6 | 119 |
| Benton Harbor Charter School Academy | 2.9 | 455 |
| WAY Watervliet High School | 13.1 | 99 |
| Stewart Elementary School | 2.9 | 413 |
| Moccasin Elementary School | 3.3 | 366 |
| River School | 18.3 | 60 |
| Bridgman High School | 4.5 | 245 |
| Benton Harbor High School | 2 | 506 |
| Lighthouse Education Center | 8.3 | 120 |
| Buchanan High School | 1.9 | 524 |
| Riverside School | 13.7 | 73 |
| Berrien Springs Virtual Academy | 6.9 | 144 |
| Brandywine Middle School | 5.6 | 177 |
| Fair Plain East Elementary School | 5.4 | 166 |
| Ottawa Elementary School | 3.9 | 228 |
| Fair Plain Middle School | 2.8 | 249 |
| Blossomland Learning Center | 4.1 | 170 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School | 2.6 | 234 |
| Southside Special Education School | 9.4 | 64 |
| WAY Niles | 4.6 | 108 |
| WAY Eau Claire | 19.2 | 26 |
| Brandywine Innovation Academy | 5.7 | 70 |
| Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy | 1.4 | 215 |
| Discovery Enrichment Center | 3.5 | 86 |
| Career and Alternative Pathways to Education Center | 5.9 | 51 |
| Buchanan Step Up | 7.7 | 26 |
| Buchanan Virtual Academy | 1.9 | 54 |
| Niles Virtual School | 7.1 | 14 |
| Northside Child Development Center | 6.7 | 15 |
| Niles Comm Schools Adult Education | 7.7 | 13 |
| Berrien County Juvenile Center | 0 | 10 |
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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