Holland Reporter

There were 17,979 students enrolled in Allegan County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.3% of the county student body, while the other 48.7% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 82.3% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Allegan County schools, followed by 10.8% of Hispanic students, 4.3% of multiracial students, 1.4% of African American students, 0.7% of Asian students, 0.4% of American Indian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Wayland High School had the highest enrollment among Allegan County's 58 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 828 students.

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 have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Wayland High School	827	828	0.1
Plainwell High School	766	815	6.4
Hamilton High School	741	781	5.4
Otsego High School	741	751	1.3
Hamilton Middle School	731	719	-1.6
Wayland Union Middle School	650	649	-0.2
Allegan High School	691	648	-6.2
Plainwell Middle School	603	596	-1.2
Hamilton Flex	483	547	13.3
Otsego Middle School	524	527	0.6
Fennville Elementary School	545	523	-4
Hopkins High School	518	498	-3.9
Starr Elementary School	448	460	2.7
Washington Street Elementary School	439	450	2.5
L. E. White Middle School	466	447	-4.1
Baseline Middle School	445	412	-7.4
Pine Street Elementary School	415	401	-3.4
Gilkey Elementary School	360	393	9.2
Hopkins Elementary School	392	386	-1.5
Fennville Public High School	409	378	-7.6
Hamilton Elementary School	358	355	-0.8
Douglas Elementary School	351	353	0.6
Hopkins Middle School	370	349	-5.7
Pine Trails Elementary School	333	344	3.3
Dorr School	355	343	-3.4
Martin High School	329	332	0.9
Paris Ridge Elementary School	292	325	11.3
Dix Street Elementary School	306	316	3.3
Fennville Middle School	302	298	-1.3
Bessie B. Baker School	303	297	-2
Dawson Elementary School	292	297	1.7
Robert D. Brandon Elementary School	270	278	3
RJ Steeby School	241	272	12.9
Saugatuck High School	289	259	-10.4
North Shore Elementary School	238	247	3.8
West Ward Elementary School	235	246	4.7
Sycamore Elementary School	235	243	3.4
Blue Star Elementary School	223	219	-1.8
Bentheim Elementary School	219	214	-2.3
Pullman Elementary School	218	210	-3.7
Saugatuck Middle School	196	190	-3.1
Hillside Learning Behavior Center	130	138	6.2
Allegan Alternative High School	111	123	10.8
Innocademy Allegan Campus	83	94	13.3
Renaissance High School	75	84	12
Sandyview Elementary School	63	63	0
Allegan Online K-8	51	46	-9.8
Pearl Alternative/Adult Education School	39	44	12.8
Outlook Academy	31	41	32.3
Career Connections Academy	35	40	14.3
North Ward Elementary School	36	34	-5.6
Glenn Public School	37	33	-10.8
Otsego West Campus High School	35	27	-22.9
Outlook Academy Youth Home Campus	10	16	60
Plainwell Virtual School	135	--	--