Holland Reporter

There were 11 Hawaiian students enrolled in Allegan County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 22.2% more 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, Hawaiian students comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 54 schools in Allegan County, Allegan High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hawaiian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of two 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 Hawaiian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Allegan High School	0.3	614
Plainwell High School	0.1	813
Hamilton Flex	0.7	151
Hopkins High School	0.2	490
Otsego High School	0.1	741
Baseline Middle School	0.2	403
Plainwell Middle School	0.2	587
Pine Trails Elementary School	0.3	339
Douglas Elementary School	0.3	338
Pullman Elementary School	0.5	183
Wayland High School	0	814
L. E. White Middle School	0	436
Hopkins Elementary School	0	384
Dorr School	0	322
Pine Street Elementary School	0	390
Wayland Union Middle School	0	617
North Shore Elementary School	0	261
Dawson Elementary School	0	286
Hopkins Middle School	0	322
Robert D. Brandon Elementary School	0	288
RJ Steeby School	0	240
Bessie B. Baker School	0	313
Hamilton Middle School	0	714
Hamilton High School	0	808
Otsego Middle School	0	524
West Ward Elementary School	0	245
Starr Elementary School	0	451
Washington Street Elementary School	0	450
Gilkey Elementary School	0	399
Saugatuck Middle School	0	197
Martin High School	0	328
Hillside Learning Behavior Center	0	135
Sycamore Elementary School	0	244
Allegan Online K-8	0	45
Paris Ridge Elementary School	0	317
Blue Star Elementary School	0	212
Saugatuck High School	0	258
Bentheim Elementary School	0	218
Allegan Alternative High School	0	118
Fennville Public High School	0	396
Fennville Elementary School	0	529
Dix Street Elementary School	0	332
Career Connections Academy	0	52
Hamilton Elementary School	0	363
Outlook Academy	0	50
Pearl Alternative/Adult Education School	0	43
Outlook Academy Youth Home Campus	0	15
Fennville Middle School	0	288
Innocademy Allegan Campus	0	95
Renaissance High School	0	92
Glenn Public School	0	39
North Ward Elementary School	0	36
Otsego West Campus High School	0	25
Sandyview Elementary School	0	53