St. Joe-Benton Harbor News

There were five Hawaiian students enrolled in Cass County schools in the 2023-24 school year, the same number as 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 24 schools in Cass County, Howard-Ellis Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of two 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 Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Howard-Ellis Elementary School	0.3	598
Sam Adams Elementary School	0.3	370
Eagle Lake Elementary School	0.3	400
North Pointe Center	1.9	53
Edwardsburg Primary School	0	331
Edwardsburg Middle School	0	636
Cassopolis High School	0	259
Patrick Hamilton Elementary School	0	220
Cassopolis Middle School	0	207
Marcellus High School	0	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
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