Enrollment Analysis: Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of St. Joseph County's student body in 2023-24 school year

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

By Sturgis-Coldwater News

Nov 8, 2024

There were 14 Hawaiian students enrolled in St. Joseph County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 27.3% more than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that St. Joseph County welcomed 9,860 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 31 schools in St. Joseph County, Burr Oak Virtual Academy, Constantine High School, Sturgis High School, and Ruth Hoppin School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of two 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.

Ethnicities in St. Joseph County in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in St. Joseph County Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name	% of Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Burr Oak Virtual Academy	0.6	320
Constantine High School	0.5	402
Sturgis High School	0.2	973
Ruth Hoppin School	0.7	294
Three Rivers High School	0.1	676
Three Rivers Middle School	0.2	495
Andrews Elementary School	0.4	281
Norton Elementary School	0.4	247
Colon Elementary School	0.4	254
Congress School	0.6	170
Centreville Elementary School	0	488
Centreville Junior Senior High School	0	405
Colon High School	0	271
Pathfinder Educational Center	0	86
Mendon Elementary School	0	200
Wenzel School	0	147
Sturgis Middle School	0	600
Park Elementary School	0	273
Eastwood School	0	643
Wall School	0	317
Mendon Middle/High School	0	258
Eastside Elementary School	0	270
White Pigeon Junior-Senior High School	0	396
Riverside Elementary School	0	272
Constantine Middle School	0	273
Nottawa Community School	0	192
Constantine Alternative Education	0	84
Burr Oak High School	0	66
Central Elementary School	0	355
Burr Oak Elementary School	0	152
Three Rivers Partnership	0	5