Sturgis-Coldwater News

There were 463 multiracial students enrolled in St. Joseph County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.9% 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, multiracial students comprised 4.7% of the student body to be the third highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 30 schools in St. Joseph County, Three Rivers Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 58 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 multiracial students enrolment	Total enrollment
Three Rivers Middle School	10.8	537
Three Rivers High School	8.6	654
Park Elementary School	12	276
Andrews Elementary School	10.7	291
Sturgis High School	2.6	993
White Pigeon Junior-Senior High School	6	386
Norton Elementary School	8.8	262
Centreville Junior Senior High School	5.6	372
Centreville Elementary School	4	480
Sturgis Middle School	2.8	643
Eastwood School	2.7	665
Central Elementary School	4.9	347
Ruth Hoppin School	5.1	293
Burr Oak Virtual Academy	6.9	174
Eastside Elementary School	4.3	258
Pathfinder Educational Center	10.6	94
Nottawa Community School	5.8	171
Wall School	2.7	339
Constantine High School	2.3	400
Burr Oak Elementary School	5	159
Constantine Middle School	2.1	282
Riverside Elementary School	2.1	290
Mendon Middle/High School	1.9	267
Congress School	2.5	162
Wenzel School	2.7	150
Mendon Elementary School	1.6	188
Colon Elementary School	1.2	242
Burr Oak High School	2.6	78
Constantine Alternative Education	2.5	80
Colon High School	0.4	266