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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Enrollment Analysis: African American students comprised 2.5% of Ottawa County's 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 1,112 African American students enrolled in Ottawa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.2% 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, African American students comprised 2.5% of the student body to be the third lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 100 schools in Ottawa County, Holland High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 77 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.

Ethnicities in Ottawa County in 2022-23 School Year

White [71.3%]Hispanic [18.2%]Ethnicities < 5% [10.5%]

Enrollment Demographics in Ottawa County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name% of African American students enrolmentTotal enrollment
Holland High School8962
West Ottawa High School Campus32,196
Holland Middle School9.9583
Jefferson18.9296
Harbor Lights Middle School5.3817
Pine Creek Elementary School10.4366
Vanderbilt Charter Academy6.6486
Hudsonville High School1.91,513
Holland Heights12.3227
West7.1380
Grand Haven High School1.41,732
West Michigan Academy of Arts and Academics4.9453
Macatawa Bay Middle School3.3646
Jenison High School1.41,495
Zeeland West High School1.8976
Great Lakes Elementary School4.4409
Lake Hills Elementary School6.6273
Cityside Middle School2.3736
Allendale High School2.2775
Woodside Elementary School3.5459
Hudsonville Freshman Building3.4468
Alward Elementary School3.2497
Jenison Junior High School2752
Black River Public School Middle-High2.4546
Lakeshore Middle School1.7760
Evergreen Elementary School2.4547
Coopersville High School1.5888
Zeeland East High School1.2973
Riley Street Middle School1.7687
Bauerwood School2.5488
Sandy Hill School2.8424
Lakeshore Elementary School2.9419
Woodbridge Elementary School3398
Oakwood Intermediate School3.1385
Eagle Crest Charter Academy1.7649
Walden Green Montessori4.7232
Allendale Middle School1.8554
Baldwin Street Middle School1.1844
Park Elemementary School2.4379
Elementary Puente Spanish Immersion2.4380
Spring Lake High School1788
White Pines Intermediate School1762
Jamestown Lower Elementary School2.4335
Quincy Elementary School1.7480
Allendale Early Childhood Center2.7301
New Groningen School1.3549
ICademy Global2.9242
Griffin Elementary School1.8335
South Elementary School1.5395
Georgetown Elementary School1581
Lincoln Elementary School1.6385
Roerink-Knoll Education Center3203
Ottawa Area Center4.7129
Dunes Alternative High School12.249
Jenison Public Schools Early Childhood Center3.3181
Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center2524
Creekside Middle School0.8604
Roosevelt Elementary School1.7288
Bursley School1.2411
Bauer Elementary School1.2421
Ferry School2.5204
Waukazoo Elementary School1.1454
Holmes Elementary School1.2419
Pinewood School1.5344
Coopersville Middle School0.8610
New Options High School9.155
North Holland Elementary School1.5267
Jamestown Upper Elementary School1.3319
Lakewood Elementary School1.4296
Forest Grove Elementary School1.5263
Rosewood School0.8505
Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte1.2326
Holland Virtual Technology High School9.542
Grand Haven Cyber School2.7113
Coopersville South Elementary School0.6509
Central High School3101
Mary A. White School1.2258
Innocademy1.1269
Coopersville East Elementary School0.9322
Spring Lake Alternative Education11.526
Lighthouse Academy Juvenile Justice Institute37.58
Black River Public School Elementary0.5395
Spring Lake Intermediate School0.6347
Coopersville West Early Childhood Center1197
Jenison Innovation Academy Elementary School3.656
Jeffers Elementary School0.3367
Spring Lake Middle School0.3379
Peach Plains School0.3328
Sheldon Woods Elementary School0.7150
Jenison International Academy0.7140
Zeeland Quest0.7147
West Ottawa Virtual Academy3.330
Early Childhood Building250
Adams Elementary School0377
Rosy Mound School0293
Venture Academy082
Robinson School0211
Sheldon Pines School020
CAPS Academy020
Career Development School08

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Lakewood Elementary SchoolAllendale High SchoolJamestown Lower Elementary SchoolWest Ottawa High SchoolBaldwin Street Middle SchoolWaukazoo Elementary SchoolGrand Haven High SchoolWhite Pines Middle SchoolCaps AcademyJenison International AcademyLake Hills Elementary SchoolElementary Puente Spanish ImmersionGriffin Elementary SchoolBursley SchoolAllendale Middle SchoolSpring Lake High SchoolSpring Lake Intermediate SchoolWoodbridge Elementary SchoolSpring Lake Middle SchoolPeach Plains SchoolSouth Elementary SchoolZeeland East High SchoolHolland Public High SchoolEagle Crest Charter AcademyWestVenture AcademyFerry SchoolJenison High SchoolCoopersville High SchoolOttawa Area CenterBauerwood SchoolRoosevelt Elementary SchoolForest Grove Elementary SchoolHarbor Lights Middle SchoolBauer Elementary SchoolHolland Middle SchoolGrand Haven Cyber SchoolVanderbilt Charter AcademyLakeshore Middle SchoolSheldon Woods Elementary SchoolRobinson SchoolHudsonville Freshman CampusGeorgetown Elementary SchoolPinewood SchoolLakeshore Elementary SchoolCoopersville West Early Childhood CenterEvergreen Elementary SchoolQuincy Elementary SchoolSheldon Pines SchoolJenison Innovation Academy Elementary SchoolAlward Elementary SchoolEarly Childhood BuildingCityside Middle SchoolHolland Language Academy At Van RaalteCreekside Middle SchoolSpring Lake Alternative EducationalZeeland West High SchoolHolmes Elementary SchoolAdams Elementary SchoolJenison Junior High SchoolBlack River Public High SchoolLighthouse Academy Juvenile Justice InstituteRosy Mound SchoolWoodside Elementary SchoolMary A. White SchoolCareer Development SchoolHolland HeightsCentral High SchoolIcademy GlobalMacatawa Bay Middle SchoolCoopersville Middle SchoolWalden Green MontessoriNew Groningen SchoolWest Ottawa Virtual AcademyLighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention CenterRiley Street Middle SchoolJenison Public Schools Early Childhood CenterGreat Lakes Elementary SchoolHolland Virtual Tech High SchoolJamestown Elementary SchoolCoopersville East Elementary SchoolBlack River Public SchoolInnocademyOakwood IntermediateRoerink-Knoll Education CenterRosewood SchoolCoopersville South Elementary SchoolJeffersonMichigan State Board Of EducationNew Options High SchoolJeffers Elementary SchoolSandy Hill SchoolZeeland QuestPark Elemementary SchoolPine Creek Elementary SchoolHudsonville High SchoolDunes Alternative High SchoolLincoln Elementary SchoolWest Mi Academy Of Arts And AcademicsAllendale Early Childhood CenterNorth Holland Elementary School

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