North Kent News

There were 20,404 white students enrolled in Kalamazoo County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Kalamazoo County welcomed 34,099 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 59.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 16 districts in Kalamazoo County, Portage Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 6,010 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Kalamazoo County.

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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

District	% of white Students Enrolled	Total Enrollment
Climax-Scotts Community Schools	86.4%	543
Comstock Public Schools	53.9%	1,794
Forest Academy	74.2%	66
Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools	86.6%	971
Gull Lake Community Schools	81.5%	3,256
Kalamazoo Covenant Academy	21%	143
Kalamazoo Public Schools	35.3%	12,300
Kalamazoo RESA	47.6%	1,664
Oakland Academy	57.7%	163
Paramount Charter Academy	22.7%	379
Parchment School District	68.6%	1,586
Portage Public Schools	69.8%	8,616
Schoolcraft Community Schools	92.4%	1,071
Vicksburg Community Schools	88.9%	2,588
Youth Advancement Academy	27.6%	29