Holland Reporter

There were 14,289 white students enrolled in Allegan County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Allegan County welcomed 17,403 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, white students comprised 82.1% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 54 schools in Allegan County, Wayland High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 716 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.

School name	% of white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Wayland High School	88	814
Plainwell High School	87.5	813
Hamilton High School	86.9	808
Otsego High School	88.8	741
Hamilton Middle School	86.6	714
Wayland Union Middle School	84.3	617
Allegan High School	83.2	614
Plainwell Middle School	86.7	587
Otsego Middle School	86.8	524
Hopkins High School	90.4	490
Washington Street Elementary School	90.2	450
Starr Elementary School	82.3	451
L. E. White Middle School	83.5	436
Gilkey Elementary School	89	399
Hopkins Elementary School	88	384
Pine Street Elementary School	86.2	390
Hamilton Elementary School	88.4	363
Douglas Elementary School	90.2	338
Hopkins Middle School	91.6	322
Dix Street Elementary School	84.6	332
Pine Trails Elementary School	82.3	339
Dorr School	85.7	322
Martin High School	82.9	328
Paris Ridge Elementary School	82.6	317
Bessie B. Baker School	82.7	313
Robert D. Brandon Elementary School	85.4	288
Baseline Middle School	60	403
Fennville Elementary School	45.7	529
Sycamore Elementary School	93.9	244
Dawson Elementary School	79.4	286
Saugatuck High School	86.4	258
RJ Steeby School	90	240
West Ward Elementary School	87.3	245
Bentheim Elementary School	90.4	218
Saugatuck Middle School	91.9	197
North Shore Elementary School	66.3	261
Fennville Public High School	43.4	396
Blue Star Elementary School	76.9	212
Fennville Middle School	45.8	288
Hamilton Flex	78.1	151
Hillside Learning Behavior Center	80	135
Allegan Alternative High School	84.7	118
Pullman Elementary School	53	183
Renaissance High School	91.3	92
Innocademy Allegan Campus	69.5	95
Sandyview Elementary School	92.5	53
Career Connections Academy	84.6	52
Outlook Academy	82	50
Allegan Online K-8	86.7	45
Glenn Public School	79.5	39
North Ward Elementary School	86.1	36
Pearl Alternative/Adult Education School	58.1	43
Otsego West Campus High School	96	25
Outlook Academy Youth Home Campus	80	15