Holland Reporter

There were 31,244 white students enrolled in Ottawa County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Ottawa County welcomed 43,820 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 71.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 17 districts in Ottawa County, Hudsonville Public School District recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 5,956 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Ottawa County.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

District	% of white Students Enrolled	Total Enrollment
Allendale Public Schools	79.5%	2,636
Black River Public School	63.3%	941
Coopersville Area Public School District	87%	2,554
Eagle Crest Charter Academy	26.3%	649
Grand Haven Area Public Schools	84.9%	5,411
Holland City School District	34.5%	2,834
Hudsonville Public School District	87.5%	6,806
ICademy Global	77.3%	242
Innocademy	64.3%	269
Jenison Public Schools	80%	5,198
Ottawa Area ISD	65.1%	1,455
Spring Lake Public Schools	90.5%	2,331
Vanderbilt Charter Academy	28.8%	486
Walden Green Montessori	87.1%	232
West Michigan Academy of Arts and Academics	73.1%	453
West Ottawa Public School District	41.7%	6,590
Zeeland Public Schools	73.7%	6,010