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Berrien Springs High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Berrien Springs High School
Berrien Springs High School is one of the moderately sized high schools in BERRIEN SPRINGS, Michigan, operated by Berrien Springs Public Schools, with 554 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 20% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.
Within Berrien Springs Public Schools, which oversees 9 schools and 4,989 students, Berrien Springs High School is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Berrien Springs High School lists that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 28% Black, 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 50% of students at Berrien Springs High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
In the broader community, census data for Berrien County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,425 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Berrien Springs High School is one of 75 public schools in Berrien County (combined enrollment of about 21,027 students).
Berrien Springs Discovery Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Berrien Springs High School has expanded 7%, going from 517 students in 2018 to 554 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 51% to 39% over that span.
On the community side, the feed for Berrien Springs High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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