South Michigan News

There were 22,291 students enrolled in Jackson County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.3% 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 74.6% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Jackson County schools, followed by 9.3% of African American students, 9% of multiracial students, 5.8% of Hispanic students, 0.9% of Asian students, 0.2% of American Indian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Jackson High School had the highest enrollment among Jackson County's 68 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 1,056 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
Jackson High School	1,101	1,056	-4.1
Northwest High School	1,034	972	-6
Northwest Early Elementary School	840	869	3.5
Western High School	855	846	-1.1
Northwest Kidder Middle School	819	790	-3.5
Northwest Elementary School	790	778	-1.5
Middle School at Parkside	797	766	-3.9
Columbia Central High School	646	654	1.2
George Long Elementary School	619	638	3.1
Paragon Charter Academy	640	620	-3.1
Western Middle School	619	586	-5.3
Michigan Center Junior/Senior High School	602	580	-3.7
Ezra Eby Elementary School	532	559	5.1
Hanover-Horton Elementary School	513	498	-2.9
Northeast Elementary School	464	481	3.7
Springport Elementary School	477	476	-0.2
Cascades Elementary School	390	447	14.6
Columbia Upper Elementary School	432	420	-2.8
South Central Michigan Virtual	353	411	16.4
Bean Elementary School	407	402	-1.2
Keicher Elementary School	407	402	-1.2
Parma Elementary School	374	395	5.6
Warner Elementary School	381	385	1
Da Vinci Institute (6-12)	337	383	13.6
Grass Lake High School	360	366	1.7
East Jackson Elementary School	388	366	-5.7
Napoleon High School	363	365	0.6
East Jackson Secondary School	380	364	-4.2
Hunt Elementary School	361	347	-3.9
Arnold Elementary School	346	334	-3.5
Townsend Elementary School	369	334	-9.5
Columbia Elementary School	343	323	-5.8
Grass Lake Middle School	320	311	-2.8
Vandercook Lake High School	325	308	-5.2
Hanover-Horton High School	330	304	-7.9
Springport High School	307	303	-1.3
Napoleon Middle School	308	292	-5.2
Concord Elementary School	281	290	3.2
Jackson Preparatory & Early College	322	287	-10.9
Dibble Elementary School	268	281	4.9
Sharp Park Academy	272	276	1.5
Lyle A. Torrant Center	223	234	4.9
Jackson Intermediate School District Local Based Special Education Programs	176	232	31.8
Springport Middle School	208	231	11.1
Hanover-Horton Middle School	224	221	-1.3
Concord High School	231	215	-6.9
Northwest Alternative High School	125	151	20.8
Woodville Community Center	127	143	12.6
JPS Montessori Center	135	139	3
John R. Lewis Elementary School	117	130	11.1
Concord Middle School	136	124	-8.8
Jackson Pathways	83	110	32.5
Da Vinci Institute (K-5)	104	106	1.9
Ackerson Lake Community Education	78	105	34.6
Columbia Alternative Education	91	88	-3.3
Vandercook Lake Virtual Academy	61	58	-4.9
WAY East Jackson	47	48	2.1
Fourth Street Learning Center	42	42	0
Francis Street Primary School	59	31	-47.5
Youth Home Jackson ISD	19	12	-36.8
Cotton Correctional Facility	5	5	0
Parnall Correctional Facility	1	1	0