Sturgis-Coldwater News

There were 7,400 white students enrolled in St. Joseph County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.8% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that St. Joseph County welcomed 9,799 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 75.5% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 30 schools in St. Joseph County, Sturgis High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 571 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 white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Sturgis High School	57.5	993
Three Rivers High School	73.4	654
Centreville Elementary School	90.4	480
Eastwood School	60.8	665
Three Rivers Middle School	71.7	537
Sturgis Middle School	57.1	643
Constantine High School	87.3	400
Centreville Junior Senior High School	89.5	372
White Pigeon Junior-Senior High School	83.7	386
Central Elementary School	91.6	347
Riverside Elementary School	89	290
Constantine Middle School	88.7	282
Colon High School	93.2	266
Mendon Middle/High School	90.3	267
Ruth Hoppin School	79.9	293
Colon Elementary School	94.2	242
Eastside Elementary School	84.5	258
Andrews Elementary School	72.9	291
Wall School	60.2	339
Park Elementary School	65.9	276
Norton Elementary School	69.1	262
Mendon Elementary School	89.4	188
Nottawa Community School	90.1	171
Burr Oak Elementary School	89.3	159
Burr Oak Virtual Academy	66.1	174
Congress School	63	162
Wenzel School	64	150
Constantine Alternative Education	90	80
Burr Oak High School	84.6	78
Pathfinder Educational Center	69.1	94