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

26 public schools in Jackson 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. Vandercook Lake High School leads the list at -55.1%, against a median of -9.7% 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

Jackson County, Michigan

Best Enrollment change

-55.1%

Median Enrollment change

-9.7%

FASTEST DECLINING · JACKSON COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Vandercook Lake High School	JACKSON, MI	Vandercook Lake Public Schools	574	258	-55.1%
2	Townsend Elementary School	JACKSON, MI	Vandercook Lake Public Schools	538	316	-41.3%
3	Jackson Preparatory Early College	JACKSON, MI	Jackson Preparatory & Early College	399	260	-34.8%
4	Concord High School	CONCORD, MI	Concord Community Schools	259	182	-29.7%
5	East Jackson Elementary	JACKSON, MI	East Jackson Community Schools	476	348	-26.9%
6	Middle School at Parkside	JACKSON, MI	Jackson Public Schools	982	750	-23.6%
7	Hunt Elementary School	JACKSON, MI	Jackson Public Schools	452	366	-19.0%
8	Jackson High School	JACKSON, MI	Jackson Public Schools	1,210	989	-18.3%
9	HanoverHorton High School	HORTON, MI	Hanover-Horton School District	353	289	-18.1%
10	Western Middle School	PARMA, MI	Western School District	711	594	-16.5%
11	Napoleon Middle School	NAPOLEON, MI	Napoleon Community Schools	312	261	-16.3%
12	Dibble Elementary School	JACKSON, MI	Jackson Public Schools	320	282	-11.9%
13	Western High School	PARMA, MI	Western School District	900	809	-10.1%
14	Springport High School	SPRINGPORT, MI	Springport Public Schools	301	273	-9.3%
15	HanoverHorton Elementary School	HANOVER, MI	Hanover-Horton School District	509	462	-9.2%
16	Springport Middle School	SPRINGPORT, MI	Springport Public Schools	243	222	-8.6%
17	Arnold Elementary School	MICHIGAN CENTER, MI	Michigan Center School District	348	321	-7.8%
18	Northwest Early Elementary School	JACKSON, MI	Northwest Community Schools	902	848	-6.0%
19	Warner Elementary School	SPRING ARBOR, MI	Western School District	392	371	-5.4%
20	Keicher Elementary School	MICHIGAN CENTER, MI	Michigan Center School District	423	402	-5.0%
21	Ezra Eby Elementary School	NAPOLEON, MI	Napoleon Community Schools	582	564	-3.1%
22	Bean Elementary School	SPRING ARBOR, MI	Western School District	422	409	-3.1%
23	Paragon Charter Academy	JACKSON, MI	Paragon Charter Academy	640	627	-2.0%
24	HanoverHorton Middle School	HORTON, MI	Hanover-Horton School District	254	250	-1.6%
25	Northwest Kidder Middle School	JACKSON, MI	Northwest Community Schools	797	786	-1.4%
26	Columbia Upper Elementary School	BROOKLYN, MI	Columbia School District	409	406	-0.7%

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