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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Berrien County, Michigan

57 public schools in Berrien County, Michigan appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Mildred C Wells Preparatory Academy leads the list at 97.4%, against a median of 7.9% 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

Top % Black

97.4%

Median % Black

7.9%

MOST BLACK · BERRIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Mildred C Wells Preparatory Academy	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Mildred C. Wells Preparatory Academy	227	221	97.4%
2	Benton Harbor Charter School Academy	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Charter School Academy	418	402	96.2%
3	Benton Harbor High School	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Area Schools	469	445	94.9%
4	Fair Plain Middle School	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Area Schools	240	219	91.3%
5	Fair Plain East Elementary	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Area Schools	150	132	88.0%
6	Martin Luther King Jr Elementary	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Benton Harbor Area Schools	229	197	86.0%
7	Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan	112	69	61.6%
8	Countryside Academy MiddleHigh School	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Countryside Academy	386	219	56.7%
9	Countryside Academy Elementary	BENTON HARBOR, MI	Countryside Academy	384	213	55.5%
10	Lybrook Elementary School	EAU CLAIRE, MI	Eau Claire Public Schools	233	75	32.2%
11	Berrien Springs Middle School	Berrien Springs, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	424	136	32.1%
12	Blossomland Learning Center	BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI	Berrien RESA	124	39	31.4%
13	Sylvester Elementary School	BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	394	122	31.0%
14	Mars Elementary School	BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	338	95	28.1%
15	Eau Claire Middle School	EAU CLAIRE, MI	Eau Claire Public Schools	139	39	28.1%
16	Berrien Springs High School	BERRIEN SPRINGS, MI	Berrien Springs Public Schools	554	154	27.8%
17	Lighthouse Education Center	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	Berrien RESA	128	32	25.0%
18	Eau Claire High School	EAU CLAIRE, MI	Eau Claire Public Schools	180	39	21.7%
19	Eastside Connections School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	403	57	14.1%
20	Ballard Elementary School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	516	62	12.0%
21	Ring Lardner Middle School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	510	58	11.4%
22	Lincoln School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	423	43	10.2%
23	Coloma High School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	336	34	10.1%
24	Niles Senior High School	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	828	74	8.9%
25	Upton Middle School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	690	57	8.3%
26	Niles Cedar Lane	NILES, MI	Niles Community Schools	134	11	8.2%
27	Coloma Elementary School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	356	29	8.2%
28	Brown School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	410	33	8.1%
29	Coloma Junior High School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	228	18	7.9%
30	St Joseph High School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	933	73	7.8%
31	Coloma Intermediate School	COLOMA, MI	Coloma Community Schools	175	13	7.4%
32	Stewart Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	391	24	6.1%
33	Lakeshore High School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	843	42	5.0%
34	Lakeshore Middle School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	612	30	4.9%
35	Brandywine Middle School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	183	8	4.4%
36	Moccasin Elementary School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	354	15	4.2%
37	Hollywood Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	377	16	4.2%
38	Brandywine Elementary School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	379	16	4.2%
39	Clarke School	SAINT JOSEPH, MI	St. Joseph Public Schools	462	19	4.1%
40	Bridgman High School	BRIDGMAN, MI	Bridgman Public Schools	239	9	3.8%
41	New Buffalo Senior High School	NEW BUFFALO, MI	New Buffalo Area Schools	172	6	3.5%
42	New Buffalo Elementary School	NEW BUFFALO, MI	New Buffalo Area Schools	211	7	3.3%
43	Buchanan High School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	561	17	3.0%
44	Brandywine Senior High School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	366	11	3.0%
45	Merritt Elementary School	NILES, MI	Brandywine Community Schools	304	9	3.0%
46	North Elementary School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	312	8	2.6%
47	Watervliet Senior High School	WATERVLIET, MI	Watervliet School District	360	9	2.5%
48	Roosevelt Elementary School	STEVENSVILLE, MI	Lakeshore School District (Berrien)	412	10	2.4%
49	Buchanan Middle School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	358	8	2.2%
50	Ottawa Elementary School	BUCHANAN, MI	Buchanan Community Schools	230	5	2.2%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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