Holland Reporter

There were 2,331 students enrolled in Spring Lake Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.2% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 90.5% of the Spring Lake Public Schools total enrollment.

Spring Lake Public Schools covers six schools within Ottawa County with its main office in Spring Lake. Among them, Spring Lake High School recorded the highest enrollment of 788 students in the 2022-23 school year.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, 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.

School	Total Enrollment
Holmes Elementary School	419
Jeffers Elementary School	367
Spring Lake Alternative Education	26
Spring Lake High School	788
Spring Lake Intermediate School	347
Spring Lake Middle School	379