How many students were enrolled in Ottawa County schools in 2022-23 school year?

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

By Holland Reporter

Feb 11, 2024

There were 43,820 students enrolled in Ottawa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.4% of the county student body, while the other 48.6% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 71.3% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Ottawa County schools, followed by 18.2% of Hispanic students, 4.8% of multiracial students, 2.9% of Asian students, 2.5% of African American students, 0.2% of American Indian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

West Ottawa High School Campus had the highest enrollment among Ottawa County's 102 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 2,196 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.

Enrollment in Ottawa County Over 8 Years

Enrollment in Ottawa County Schools

School name	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
West Ottawa High School Campus	2,233	2,196	-1.7
Grand Haven High School	1,727	1,732	0.3
Hudsonville High School	1,487	1,513	1.7
Jenison High School	1,488	1,495	0.5
Zeeland West High School	1,027	976	-5
Zeeland East High School	962	973	1.1
Holland High School	1,015	962	-5.2
Coopersville High School	862	888	3
Baldwin Street Middle School	833	844	1.3
Harbor Lights Middle School	772	817	5.8
Spring Lake High School	831	788	-5.2
Allendale High School	778	775	-0.4
White Pines Intermediate School	749	762	1.7
Lakeshore Middle School	820	760	-7.3
Jenison Junior High School	703	752	7
Cityside Middle School	715	736	2.9
Riley Street Middle School	668	687	2.8
Eagle Crest Charter Academy	658	649	-1.4
Macatawa Bay Middle School	621	646	4
Coopersville Middle School	606	610	0.7
Creekside Middle School	600	604	0.7
Holland Middle School	621	583	-6.1
Georgetown Elementary School	578	581	0.5
Allendale Middle School	599	554	-7.5
New Groningen School	570	549	-3.7
Evergreen Elementary School	506	547	8.1
Black River Public School Middle-High	508	546	7.5
Coopersville South Elementary School	522	509	-2.5
Rosewood School	494	505	2.2
Alward Elementary School	494	497	0.6
Bauerwood School	488	488	0
Vanderbilt Charter Academy	458	486	6.1
Quincy Elementary School	472	480	1.7
Hudsonville Freshman Building	577	468	-18.9
Woodside Elementary School	500	459	-8.2
Waukazoo Elementary School	458	454	-0.9
West Michigan Academy of Arts and Academics	437	453	3.7
Sandy Hill School	454	424	-6.6
Bauer Elementary School	407	421	3.4
Lakeshore Elementary School	402	419	4.2
Holmes Elementary School	414	419	1.2
Bursley School	396	411	3.8
Great Lakes Elementary School	427	409	-4.2
Woodbridge Elementary School	435	398	-8.5
South Elementary School	417	395	-5.3
Black River Public School Elementary	395	395	0
Oakwood Intermediate School	376	385	2.4
Lincoln Elementary School	403	385	-4.5
Elementary Puente Spanish Immersion	391	380	-2.8
West	368	380	3.3
Spring Lake Middle School	371	379	2.2
Park Elemementary School	387	379	-2.1
Adams Elementary School	356	377	5.9
Jeffers Elementary School	363	367	1.1
Pine Creek Elementary School	340	366	7.6
Spring Lake Intermediate School	360	347	-3.6
Pinewood School	334	344	3
Griffin Elementary School	332	335	0.9
Jamestown Lower Elementary School	356	335	-5.9
Peach Plains School	338	328	-3
Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte	302	326	7.9
Coopersville East Elementary School	309	322	4.2
Jamestown Upper Elementary School	326	319	-2.1
Allendale Early Childhood Center	272	301	10.7
Lakewood Elementary School	279	296	6.1
Jefferson	337	296	-12.2
Rosy Mound School	301	293	-2.7
Roosevelt Elementary School	291	288	-1
Lake Hills Elementary School	284	273	-3.9
Innocademy	297	269	-9.4
North Holland Elementary School	221	267	20.8
Forest Grove Elementary School	244	263	7.8
Mary A. White School	274	258	-5.8
ICademy Global	295	242	-18
Walden Green Montessori	233	232	-0.4
Holland Heights	233	227	-2.6
Robinson School	219	211	-3.7
Ferry School	194	204	5.2
Roerink-Knoll Education Center	219	203	-7.3
Coopersville West Early Childhood Center	170	197	15.9
Jenison Public Schools Early Childhood Center	142	181	27.5
Sheldon Woods Elementary School	138	150	8.7
Zeeland Quest	173	147	-15
Jenison International Academy	154	140	-9.1
Ottawa Area Center	134	129	-3.7
Grand Haven Cyber School	167	113	-32.3
Central High School	91	101	11
Venture Academy	80	82	2.5
Jenison Innovation Academy Elementary School	61	56	-8.2
New Options High School	48	55	14.6
Early Childhood Building	31	50	61.3
Dunes Alternative High School	61	49	-19.7
Holland Virtual Technology High School	48	42	-12.5
West Ottawa Virtual Academy	64	30	-53.1
Spring Lake Alternative Education	35	26	-25.7
Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center	28	24	-14.3
CAPS Academy	21	20	-4.8
Sheldon Pines School	21	20	-4.8
Career Development School	9	8	-11.1
Lighthouse Academy Juvenile Justice Institute	13	8	-38.5