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
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 69.9% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Ottawa County schools, followed by 19.3% of Hispanic students, 5.1% of multiracial students, 2.8% of Asian students, 2.6% 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 2023-24 school year, welcoming 2,185 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 9 Years
Enrollment in Ottawa County Schools
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Ottawa High School Campus | 2,196 | 2,185 | -0.5 |
| Hudsonville High School | 1,513 | 1,951 | 28.9 |
| Grand Haven High School | 1,732 | 1,724 | -0.5 |
| Jenison High School | 1,495 | 1,470 | -1.7 |
| Holland High School | 962 | 966 | 0.4 |
| Zeeland East High School | 973 | 956 | -1.7 |
| Zeeland West High School | 976 | 953 | -2.4 |
| Coopersville High School | 888 | 864 | -2.7 |
| Harbor Lights Middle School | 817 | 856 | 4.8 |
| Spring Lake High School | 788 | 793 | 0.6 |
| Allendale High School | 775 | 772 | -0.4 |
| Jenison Junior High School | 752 | 769 | 2.3 |
| Cityside Middle School | 736 | 767 | 4.2 |
| Lakeshore Middle School | 760 | 749 | -1.4 |
| White Pines Intermediate School | 762 | 738 | -3.1 |
| Riley Street Middle School | 687 | 687 | 0 |
| Macatawa Bay Middle School | 646 | 661 | 2.3 |
| Coopersville Middle School | 610 | 611 | 0.2 |
| Holland Middle School | 583 | 609 | 4.5 |
| Creekside Middle School | 604 | 581 | -3.8 |
| Eagle Crest Charter Academy | 649 | 580 | -10.6 |
| Evergreen Elementary School | 547 | 577 | 5.5 |
| Baldwin Street Middle School | 844 | 570 | -32.5 |
| Allendale Middle School | 554 | 565 | 2 |
| Black River Public School Middle-High | 546 | 550 | 0.7 |
| New Groningen School | 549 | 534 | -2.7 |
| Bauerwood School | 488 | 503 | 3.1 |
| Coopersville South Elementary School | 509 | 503 | -1.2 |
| Georgetown Elementary School | 581 | 499 | -14.1 |
| Rosewood School | 505 | 483 | -4.4 |
| Quincy Elementary School | 480 | 478 | -0.4 |
| Woodside Elementary School | 459 | 455 | -0.9 |
| Alward Elementary School | 497 | 449 | -9.7 |
| Lakeshore Elementary School | 419 | 439 | 4.8 |
| Waukazoo Elementary School | 454 | 438 | -3.5 |
| Great Lakes Elementary School | 409 | 435 | 6.4 |
| Vanderbilt Charter Academy | 486 | 432 | -11.1 |
| West Michigan Academy of Arts and Academics | 453 | 423 | -6.6 |
| Sandy Hill School | 424 | 422 | -0.5 |
| Holmes Elementary School | 419 | 420 | 0.2 |
| Bursley School | 411 | 402 | -2.2 |
| West | 380 | 397 | 4.5 |
| Black River Public School Elementary | 395 | 396 | 0.3 |
| South Elementary School | 395 | 394 | -0.3 |
| Woodbridge Elementary School | 398 | 392 | -1.5 |
| Pine Creek Elementary School | 366 | 390 | 6.6 |
| Adams Elementary School | 377 | 377 | 0 |
| Elementary Puente Spanish Immersion | 380 | 376 | -1.1 |
| Jeffers Elementary School | 367 | 368 | 0.3 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 385 | 368 | -4.4 |
| Spring Lake Middle School | 379 | 366 | -3.4 |
| Oakwood Intermediate School | 385 | 358 | -7 |
| Bauer Elementary School | 421 | 351 | -16.6 |
| Pinewood School | 344 | 335 | -2.6 |
| Spring Lake Intermediate School | 347 | 331 | -4.6 |
| Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte | 326 | 326 | 0 |
| Griffin Elementary School | 335 | 323 | -3.6 |
| Jamestown Upper Elementary School | 319 | 321 | 0.6 |
| Peach Plains School | 328 | 319 | -2.7 |
| Jamestown Lower Elementary School | 335 | 318 | -5.1 |
| Lakewood Elementary School | 296 | 308 | 4.1 |
| Coopersville East Elementary School | 322 | 307 | -4.7 |
| Park Elemementary School | 379 | 280 | -26.1 |
| Jefferson | 296 | 277 | -6.4 |
| Lake Hills Elementary School | 273 | 275 | 0.7 |
| North Holland Elementary School | 267 | 274 | 2.6 |
| Rosy Mound School | 293 | 268 | -8.5 |
| Innocademy | 269 | 267 | -0.7 |
| Allendale Early Childhood Center | 301 | 265 | -12 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | 288 | 262 | -9 |
| Mary A. White School | 258 | 261 | 1.2 |
| Holland Heights | 227 | 249 | 9.7 |
| Forest Grove Elementary School | 263 | 243 | -7.6 |
| Walden Green Montessori | 232 | 237 | 2.2 |
| Ferry School | 204 | 227 | 11.3 |
| ICademy Global | 242 | 227 | -6.2 |
| Roerink-Knoll Education Center | 203 | 216 | 6.4 |
| Robinson School | 211 | 200 | -5.2 |
| Coopersville West Early Childhood Center | 197 | 189 | -4.1 |
| Jenison Public Schools Early Childhood Center | 181 | 161 | -11 |
| Sheldon Woods Elementary School | 150 | 153 | 2 |
| Jenison International Academy | 140 | 150 | 7.1 |
| Zeeland Quest | 147 | 146 | -0.7 |
| Ottawa Area Center | 129 | 112 | -13.2 |
| Central High School | 101 | 91 | -9.9 |
| Grand Haven Cyber School | 113 | 91 | -19.5 |
| Venture Academy | 82 | 80 | -2.4 |
| Jenison Innovation Academy Elementary School | 56 | 53 | -5.4 |
| New Options High School | 55 | 45 | -18.2 |
| Dunes Alternative High School | 49 | 42 | -14.3 |
| Holland Virtual Technology High School | 42 | 36 | -14.3 |
| West Ottawa Virtual Academy | 30 | 35 | 16.7 |
| CAPS Academy | 20 | 29 | 45 |
| Sheldon Pines School | 20 | 24 | 20 |
| Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center | 24 | 21 | -12.5 |
| Spring Lake Alternative Education | 26 | 15 | -42.3 |
| Lighthouse Academy Juvenile Justice Institute | 8 | 10 | 25 |
| Career Development School | 8 | 5 | -37.5 |
| Early Childhood Building | 50 | -- | -- |
| Hudsonville Freshman Building | 468 | -- | -- |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Lakewood Elementary School• Allendale High School• Jamestown Lower Elementary School• West Ottawa High School• Baldwin Street Middle School• Waukazoo Elementary School• Grand Haven High School• White Pines Middle School• Caps Academy• Jenison International Academy• Lake Hills Elementary School• Elementary Puente Spanish Immersion• Griffin Elementary School• Bursley School• Allendale Middle School• Spring Lake High School• Spring Lake Intermediate School• Woodbridge Elementary School• Spring Lake Middle School• Peach Plains School• South Elementary School• Zeeland East High School• Holland Public High School• Eagle Crest Charter Academy• West• Venture Academy• Ferry School• Jenison High School• Coopersville High School• Ottawa Area Center• Bauerwood School• Roosevelt Elementary School• Forest Grove Elementary School• Harbor Lights Middle School• Bauer Elementary School• Holland Middle School• Grand Haven Cyber School• Vanderbilt Charter Academy• Lakeshore Middle School• Sheldon Woods Elementary School• Robinson School• Georgetown Elementary School• Pinewood School• Lakeshore Elementary School• Coopersville West Early Childhood Center• Evergreen Elementary School• Quincy Elementary School• Sheldon Pines School• Jenison Innovation Academy Elementary School• Alward Elementary School• Cityside Middle School• Holland Language Academy At Van Raalte• Creekside Middle School• Spring Lake Alternative Educational• Zeeland West High School• Holmes Elementary School• Adams Elementary School• Jenison Junior High School• Black River Public High School• Lighthouse Academy Juvenile Justice Institute• Rosy Mound School• Woodside Elementary School• Mary A. White School• Career Development School• Holland Heights• Central High School• Icademy Global• Macatawa Bay Middle School• Coopersville Middle School• Walden Green Montessori• New Groningen School• West Ottawa Virtual Academy• Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center• Riley Street Middle School• Jenison Public Schools Early Childhood Center• Great Lakes Elementary School• Holland Virtual Tech High School• Jamestown Elementary School• Coopersville East Elementary School• Black River Public School• Innocademy• Oakwood Intermediate• Roerink-Knoll Education Center• Rosewood School• Coopersville South Elementary School• Jefferson• Michigan State Board Of Education• New Options High School• Jeffers Elementary School• Sandy Hill School• Zeeland Quest• Park Elemementary School• Pine Creek Elementary School• Hudsonville High School• Dunes Alternative High School• Lincoln Elementary School• West Mi Academy Of Arts And Academics• Allendale Early Childhood Center• North Holland Elementary School
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