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, American Indian students comprised 0.6% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 74 schools in Berrien County, Buchanan High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of seven 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 American Indian students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Buchanan High School | 1.3 | 524 |
| Brandywine Senior High School | 1.6 | 378 |
| Ring Lardner Middle School | 0.9 | 537 |
| Eastside Connections School | 1.2 | 430 |
| Brandywine Elementary School | 1.3 | 376 |
| North Elementary School | 1.6 | 317 |
| Watervliet Middle School | 1.7 | 297 |
| Three Oaks Elementary School | 2.5 | 202 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | 1 | 413 |
| Mars Elementary School | 1.1 | 369 |
| Ballard Elementary School | 0.7 | 576 |
| Coloma Elementary School | 1 | 391 |
| Lakeshore High School | 0.4 | 851 |
| Niles Senior High School | 0.4 | 827 |
| Lighthouse Education Center | 2.5 | 120 |
| Merritt Elementary School | 0.9 | 320 |
| Watervliet Senior High School | 0.8 | 376 |
| Niles Cedar Lane | 2.5 | 119 |
| Ottawa Elementary School | 1.3 | 228 |
| WAY Watervliet High School | 3 | 99 |
| WAY Niles | 2.8 | 108 |
| Benton Harbor High School | 0.6 | 506 |
| St. Joseph High School | 0.2 | 942 |
| Berrien Springs High School | 0.4 | 551 |
| Upton Middle School | 0.3 | 663 |
| Brown School | 0.5 | 409 |
| Sylvester Elementary School | 0.5 | 368 |
| River Valley Middle-High School | 0.7 | 282 |
| South Elementary School | 0.6 | 347 |
| Brandywine Middle School | 1.1 | 177 |
| Clarke School | 0.2 | 465 |
| Stewart Elementary School | 0.2 | 413 |
| Berrien Springs Middle School | 0.2 | 431 |
| Lincoln School | 0.2 | 425 |
| F. C. Reed Middle School | 0.4 | 255 |
| New Buffalo Elementary School | 0.5 | 216 |
| Countryside Academy Middle-High School | 0.3 | 372 |
| Moccasin Elementary School | 0.3 | 366 |
| Coloma Junior High School | 0.4 | 240 |
| Buchanan Middle School | 0.3 | 345 |
| Brandywine Innovation Academy | 1.4 | 70 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School | 0.4 | 234 |
| New Buffalo Middle School | 0.8 | 123 |
| Niles Virtual School | 7.1 | 14 |
| Niles Comm Schools Adult Education | 7.7 | 13 |
| Benton Harbor Charter School Academy | 0.2 | 455 |
| Lakeshore Middle School | 0 | 609 |
| Hollywood Elementary School | 0 | 386 |
| Berrien Springs Virtual Academy | 0 | 144 |
| Bridgman High School | 0 | 245 |
| Blossomland Learning Center | 0 | 170 |
| River School | 0 | 60 |
| New Buffalo Senior High School | 0 | 169 |
| Berrien Springs Discovery Academy | 0 | 93 |
| Coloma High School | 0 | 366 |
| Bridgman Elementary School | 0 | 322 |
| Coloma Intermediate School | 0 | 170 |
| Countryside Academy Elementary | 0 | 380 |
| Eau Claire High School | 0 | 191 |
| Lybrook Elementary School | 0 | 252 |
| Fair Plain East Elementary School | 0 | 166 |
| Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan | 0 | 121 |
| Riverside School | 0 | 73 |
| Fair Plain Middle School | 0 | 249 |
| Buchanan Virtual Academy | 0 | 54 |
| Eau Claire Middle School | 0 | 147 |
| Southside Special Education School | 0 | 64 |
| Discovery Enrichment Center | 0 | 86 |
| Buchanan Step Up | 0 | 26 |
| WAY Eau Claire | 0 | 26 |
| Berrien County Juvenile Center | 0 | 10 |
| Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy | 0 | 215 |
| Career and Alternative Pathways to Education Center | 0 | 51 |
| Northside Child Development Center | 0 | 15 |
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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