Sturgis-Coldwater News

There were 6,517 students enrolled in Branch County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.4% of the county student body, while the other 48.6% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 84.9% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Branch County schools, followed by 10.7% of Hispanic students, 2.9% of multiracial students, 0.8% of African American students, 0.6% of Asian students, 0.1% of American Indian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Coldwater High School had the highest enrollment among Branch County's 19 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 944 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	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Coldwater High School	948	944	-0.4
Legg Middle School	688	653	-5.1
Bronson Junior-Senior High School	545	544	-0.2
Jennings Elementary School	430	435	1.2
Pansophia Academy	402	433	7.7
Larsen Elementary School	419	416	-0.7
Quincy High School	373	391	4.8
Lakeland Elementary School	372	373	0.3
Jefferson Elementary School	374	370	-1.1
Union City Elementary School	352	353	0.3
Quincy Middle School	332	323	-2.7
Union City High School	337	293	-13.1
Union City Middle School	292	276	-5.5
Waldron Learning Center	250	264	5.6
Ryan Elementary School	237	229	-3.4
Anderson Elementary School	220	220	0