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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 71.3% of Ottawa County's districts student body in 2022-23 school year

Superintendent of public instruction michael f rice 2023

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

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.

Ethnicities in Ottawa County in 2022-23 School Year
White [71.3%]Hispanic [18.2%]Ethnicities <5% [10.5%]
White Enrollment in Ottawa County During 2022-23 School Year
District% of white Students EnrolledTotal Enrollment
Allendale Public Schools79.5%2,636
Black River Public School63.3%941
Coopersville Area Public School District87%2,554
Eagle Crest Charter Academy26.3%649
Grand Haven Area Public Schools84.9%5,411
Holland City School District34.5%2,834
Hudsonville Public School District87.5%6,806
ICademy Global77.3%242
Innocademy64.3%269
Jenison Public Schools80%5,198
Ottawa Area ISD65.1%1,455
Spring Lake Public Schools90.5%2,331
Vanderbilt Charter Academy28.8%486
Walden Green Montessori87.1%232
West Michigan Academy of Arts and Academics73.1%453
West Ottawa Public School District41.7%6,590
Zeeland Public Schools73.7%6,010

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