West Central Michigan News

There were 10,596 students enrolled in Montcalm County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.8% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 50.7% of the county student body, while the other 49.3% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 83.5% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Montcalm County schools, followed by 7.5% of Hispanic students, 4.6% of African American students, 3.6% of multiracial students, 0.4% of Asian students, 0.3% of American Indian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Success Virtual Learning Centers of Michigan had the highest enrollment among Montcalm County's 36 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,806 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 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
Success Virtual Learning Centers of Michigan	1,797	1,806	0.5
Greenville Senior High School	1,106	1,086	-1.8
Greenville Middle School	799	807	1
Central Montcalm Middle High School	786	738	-6.1
Tri County Senior High School	539	518	-3.9
Baldwin Heights School	485	463	-4.5
Montabella Junior-Senior High School	382	389	1.8
Walnut Hills Elementary School	386	383	-0.8
Montabella Elementary School	363	380	4.7
Lakeview High School	366	374	2.2
Tri County Middle School	390	369	-5.4
Lakeview Middle School	338	328	-3
Vestaburg Community Elementary School	334	310	-7.2
Lakeview Elementary School	326	307	-5.8
Cedar Crest Elementary School	302	305	1
Central Montcalm Elementary School	301	303	0.7
Central Montcalm Upper Elementary School	278	276	-0.7
Carson City-Crystal Upper Elementary/Middle School	256	254	-0.8
Vestaburg Community High School	252	246	-2.4
Carson City Elementary School	224	231	3.1
Carson City-Crystal High School	218	213	-2.3
Flat River Academy	129	154	19.4
Seiter Education Service Center	74	83	12.2
Vestaburg Community Alternative Education School Vestaburg	50	62	24
Early College at Montcalm Community College	61	59	-3.3
Intermediate School District Local Center Programs	80	49	-38.7
Carson City-Crystal Alternative Academy	51	45	-11.8
Montcalm Area Independent School District (ISD) Transition Center	21	29	38.1
Satterlee School	44	29	-34.1
MacNaughton School	388	--	--