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Kalamazoo County Education: 3,030 Hispanic students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

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

There were 3,030 Hispanic students enrolled in Kalamazoo County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 3.6% 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, Hispanic students comprised 8.9% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 16 districts in Kalamazoo County, Kalamazoo Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,548 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.

Ethnicities in Kalamazoo County in 2022-23 School Year
White [59.8%]African American [18.5%]Multiracial [10%]Hispanic [8.9%]Ethnicities <5% [2.8%]
Hispanic Enrollment in Kalamazoo County During 2022-23 School Year
District% of Hispanic Students EnrolledTotal Enrollment
Climax-Scotts Community Schools8.8%543
Comstock Public Schools9.9%1,794
Forest Academy4.5%66
Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools5.1%971
Gull Lake Community Schools6.6%3,256
Kalamazoo Covenant Academy14%143
Kalamazoo Public Schools12.6%12,300
Kalamazoo RESA2.9%1,664
Oakland Academy9.8%163
Paramount Charter Academy9.5%379
Parchment School District7%1,586
Portage Public Schools7.7%8,616
Schoolcraft Community Schools2.5%1,071
Vicksburg Community Schools4%2,588

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