Holland Reporter

Hudsonville Public School District had the highest enrollment among Ottawa County districts, welcoming 6,737 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.2% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 86.6% of the Hudsonville Public School District total enrollment.

Among the 17 districts in Ottawa County, West Ottawa Public School District ranked second in enrollment numbers with 6,708 students, while Zeeland Public Schools welcomed 5,916 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Hudsonville Public School District roughly covers schools within Ottawa County, with its main office in Hudsonville.

In the previous school year, Hudsonville Public School District also had the highest number of students among Ottawa County schools.

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.

District	City (Main Office)	Total Enrollment
Hudsonville Public School District	Hudsonville	6,737
West Ottawa Public School District	Holland	6,708
Zeeland Public Schools	Zeeland	5,916
Grand Haven Area Public Schools	Grand Haven	5,306
Jenison Public Schools	Jenison	5,145
Holland City School District	Holland	2,886
Allendale Public Schools	Allendale	2,600
Coopersville Area Public School District	Coopersville	2,515
Spring Lake Public Schools	Spring Lake	2,297
Ottawa Area ISD	Holland	1,652
Black River Public School	Holland	946
Eagle Crest Charter Academy	Holland	580
Vanderbilt Charter Academy	Holland	432
West Michigan Academy of Arts and Academics	Spring Lake	423
Innocademy	Zeeland	267
Walden Green Montessori	Spring Lake	237
ICademy Global	Zeeland	227