St. Joe-Benton Harbor News

There were 22 Asian students enrolled in Cass County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.8% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Cass County welcomed 6,456 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Cass County, Edwardsburg Primary School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of four 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	% of Asian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Edwardsburg Primary School	1.2	331
Edwardsburg Middle School	0.5	636
Sam Adams Elementary School	0.8	370
Eagle Lake Elementary School	0.8	400
Cassopolis High School	1.2	259
Patrick Hamilton Elementary School	0.9	220
Howard-Ellis Elementary School	0.3	598
Cassopolis Middle School	0.5	207
Marcellus High School	0.6	164
Edwardsburg High School	0	782
Dowagiac Middle School	0	379
Justus Gage Elementary School	0	283
Kincheloe Elementary School	0	224
Union High School	0	530
Edwardsburg Intermediate School	0	360
Pathfinders Alternative Education	0	50
Volinia Outcome Base School	0	48
Brookside Learning Center	0	72
North Pointe Center	0	53
Cassopolis Alternative Education	0	22
Marcellus Middle School	0	139
Marcellus Elementary School	0	264
Edwardsburg Alternative Learning Center	0	65
Marcellus Community Education Center	0	1