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

Across Van Buren County, Michigan, 24 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Lawrence JrSr High School leads the list at -35.1%, against a median of -7.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Van Buren County, Michigan

Best Enrollment change

-35.1%

Median Enrollment change

-7.1%

FASTEST DECLINING · VAN BUREN COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Lawrence JrSr High School	LAWRENCE, MI	Lawrence Public Schools	276	179	-35.1%
2	Lawrence Elementary School	LAWRENCE, MI	Lawrence Public Schools	295	214	-27.5%
3	Mattawan Early Elem School	MATTAWAN, MI	Mattawan Consolidated School	890	703	-21.0%
4	Redwood Elementary	HARTFORD, MI	Hartford Public Schools	639	516	-19.2%
5	South Walnut Elementary School	BANGOR, MI	Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren)	418	341	-18.4%
6	Bloomingdale Elementary School	BLOOMINGDALE, MI	Bloomingdale Public School District	333	272	-18.3%
7	Sister Lakes Elementary School	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Dowagiac Union School District	203	166	-18.2%
8	Bangor Middle School	BANGOR, MI	Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren)	330	272	-17.6%
9	Bloomingdale Middle and High School	BLOOMINGDALE, MI	Bloomingdale Public School District	593	516	-13.0%
10	Bangor High School	BANGOR, MI	Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren)	293	264	-9.9%
11	Mattawan Middle School	MATTAWAN, MI	Mattawan Consolidated School	911	823	-9.7%
12	Lawton High School	LAWTON, MI	Lawton Community School District	301	279	-7.3%
13	Paw Paw High School	PAW PAW, MI	Paw Paw Public School District	685	638	-6.9%
14	Mattawan High School	MATTAWAN, MI	Mattawan Consolidated School	1,197	1,126	-5.9%
15	Gobles High School	GOBLES, MI	Gobles Public School District	420	396	-5.7%
16	Gobles Elementary School	GOBLES, MI	Gobles Public School District	376	355	-5.6%
17	Davis Elementary School	DECATUR, MI	Decatur Public Schools	375	356	-5.1%
18	Maple Grove Elementary School	SOUTH HAVEN, MI	South Haven Public Schools	316	300	-5.1%
19	Paw Paw Later Elementary	PAW PAW, MI	Paw Paw Public School District	476	453	-4.8%
20	Lawton Elementary School	LAWTON, MI	Lawton Community School District	413	397	-3.9%
21	Paw Paw Middle School	PAW PAW, MI	Paw Paw Public School District	515	498	-3.3%
22	Mattawan Later Elem School	MATTAWAN, MI	Mattawan Consolidated School	821	808	-1.6%
23	Lincoln School	SOUTH HAVEN, MI	South Haven Public Schools	255	251	-1.6%
24	South Haven High School	SOUTH HAVEN, MI	South Haven Public Schools	597	588	-1.5%

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