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Enrollment Analysis: Hispanic students comprised 18.2% 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 7,962 Hispanic students enrolled in Ottawa County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 3.3% more 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, Hispanic students comprised 18.2% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 17 districts in Ottawa County, West Ottawa Public School District recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 2,788 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%]
Hispanic Enrollment in Ottawa County During 2022-23 School Year
District% of Hispanic Students EnrolledTotal Enrollment
Allendale Public Schools13.1%2,636
Black River Public School22.2%941
Coopersville Area Public School District8.1%2,554
Eagle Crest Charter Academy43.9%649
Grand Haven Area Public Schools7.4%5,411
Holland City School District47.4%2,834
Hudsonville Public School District5.2%6,806
ICademy Global12.8%242
Innocademy27.1%269
Jenison Public Schools9.8%5,198
Ottawa Area ISD22.1%1,455
Spring Lake Public Schools3.6%2,331
Vanderbilt Charter Academy55.3%486
Walden Green Montessori5.2%232
West Michigan Academy of Arts and Academics9.9%453
West Ottawa Public School District42.3%6,590
Zeeland Public Schools16.6%6,010

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