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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Berrien County, Michigan

35 public schools in Berrien County, Michigan appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Fair Plain East Elementary leads the list at -63.4%, against a median of -10.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Berrien County, Michigan

Best Enrollment change

-63.4%

Median Enrollment change

-10.8%

FASTEST DECLINING · BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Fair Plain East Elementary	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Area Schools	410	150	-63.4%
2	Fair Plain Middle School	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Area Schools	437	240	-45.1%
3	Lybrook Elementary School	EAU CLAIRE, MI	Eau Claire Public Schools	390	233	-40.3%
4	Coloma Junior High School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	341	228	-33.1%
5	Martin Luther King Jr Elementary	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Area Schools	342	229	-33.0%
6	Eau Claire Middle School	EAU CLAIRE, MI	Eau Claire Public Schools	202	139	-31.2%
7	Coloma High School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	476	336	-29.4%
8	Brandywine Middle School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	251	183	-27.1%
9	Benton Harbor High School	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Area Schools	625	469	-25.0%
10	Ring Lardner Middle School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	648	510	-21.3%
11	Mars Elementary School	BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	414	338	-18.4%
12	River Valley MiddleHigh School	THREE OAKS, MI	River Valley School District	315	265	-15.9%
13	Coloma Intermediate School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	206	175	-15.0%
14	Benton Harbor Charter School Academy	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Charter School Academy	482	418	-13.3%
15	Eau Claire High School	EAU CLAIRE, MI	Eau Claire Public Schools	207	180	-13.0%
16	Watervliet Middle School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	353	309	-12.5%
17	Ballard Elementary School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	589	516	-12.4%
18	Brandywine Elementary School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	425	379	-10.8%
19	Hollywood Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	418	377	-9.8%
20	FC Reed Middle School	BRIDGMAN, MI	Bridgman Public Schools	289	261	-9.7%
21	Niles Senior High School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	905	828	-8.5%
22	St Joseph High School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	1,019	933	-8.4%
23	Bridgman Elementary School	BRIDGMAN, MI	Bridgman Public Schools	336	309	-8.0%
24	New Buffalo Elementary School	NEW BUFFALO, MI	New Buffalo Area Schools	228	211	-7.5%
25	Stewart Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	419	391	-6.7%
26	Watervliet Senior High School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	382	360	-5.8%
27	Lakeshore Middle School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	648	612	-5.6%
28	Roosevelt Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	432	412	-4.6%
29	Lakeshore High School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	877	843	-3.9%
30	Bridgman High School	BRIDGMAN, MI	Bridgman Public Schools	248	239	-3.6%
31	Berrien Springs Middle School	Berrien Springs, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	437	424	-3.0%
32	Upton Middle School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	704	690	-2.0%
33	Buchanan High School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	569	561	-1.4%
34	Eastside Connections School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	406	403	-0.7%
35	Coloma Elementary School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	358	356	-0.6%

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