Sturgis-Coldwater News

There were 9,799 students enrolled in St. Joseph County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.3% of the county student body, while the other 48.7% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 75.5% of the student body, the biggest percentage in St. Joseph County schools, followed by 15.1% of Hispanic students, 4.7% of multiracial students, 3.7% of African American students, 0.7% of Asian students, 0.3% of American Indian students and 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Sturgis High School had the highest enrollment among St. Joseph County's 36 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 993 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
Sturgis High School	977	993	1.6
Eastwood School	660	665	0.8
Three Rivers High School	684	654	-4.4
Sturgis Middle School	649	643	-0.9
Three Rivers Middle School	560	537	-4.1
Centreville Elementary School	478	480	0.4
Constantine High School	409	400	-2.2
White Pigeon Junior-Senior High School	398	386	-3
Centreville Junior Senior High School	391	372	-4.9
Central Elementary School	338	347	2.7
Wall School	354	339	-4.2
Ruth Hoppin School	271	293	8.1
Andrews Elementary School	274	291	6.2
Riverside Elementary School	305	290	-4.9
Constantine Middle School	283	282	-0.4
Park Elementary School	324	276	-14.8
Mendon Middle/High School	277	267	-3.6
Colon High School	257	266	3.5
Norton Elementary School	249	262	5.2
Eastside Elementary School	267	258	-3.4
Colon Elementary School	270	242	-10.4
Mendon Elementary School	184	188	2.2
Burr Oak Virtual Academy	167	174	4.2
Nottawa Community School	151	171	13.2
Congress School	160	162	1.2
Burr Oak Elementary School	171	159	-7
Wenzel School	145	150	3.4
Pathfinder Educational Center	91	94	3.3
Constantine Alternative Education	79	80	1.3
Burr Oak High School	80	78	-2.5
Three Rivers Partnership	1	--	--
Link Learning Schoolcraft	163	--	--
Sturgis Schools Adult Education Center	35	--	--