Holland Reporter

West Ottawa High School Campus had the largest enrollment among Ottawa County schools, welcoming 2,187 students during the 2024-25 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 51.6% of them were boys, and 48.4% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among West Ottawa High School Campus students was Hispanic, accounting for 45.6% of the student population.

Among the 98 schools in Ottawa County, Hudsonville High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,995 students, while Grand Haven High School welcomed 1,630 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 school year.

West Ottawa High School Campus is part of West Ottawa Public School District, which roughly covers schools within Ottawa County, with its main office in Holland.

In the previous school year, West Ottawa High School Campus also had the largest number of students among Ottawa County schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,427,386 students enrolled in Michigan schools, a figure 4.8% below the pre-pandemic total of 1,499,552 in 2019-20, with white students seeing the largest decline of approximately 3%.

Academic performance in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels. According to the 2024 NAEP results, the share of students reaching the basic benchmark in core subjects is about 10 percentage points lower than in 2019—except for fourth-grade math, which saw a decline of just 2 points.

Achievement gaps between ethnic groups also persist. On average, Hispanic students scored 15 points below white students. The gap was even wider for Black students, who scored about 30 points lower than their white peers.

The 2025 education budget, approved by Gov. Whitmer last July, totals $23.4 billion—$900 million less than the previous year’s budget. K-12 schools are working with $20.6 billion, a reduction from the $21.5 billion allocated in 2024.

However, some school superintendents and educators were concerned about the new budget. "Schools cannot function properly without adequate funding for safety and mental health," stated Rep. David Martin, R-Davison, referring to a significant cut of around $301 million from school safety and mental health programs. Based on the current bill, the program will receive just $26.5 million.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
West Ottawa High School Campus	Holland	2,187
Hudsonville High School	Hudsonville	1,995
Grand Haven High School	Grand Haven	1,630
Jenison High School	Jenison	1,506
Zeeland West High School	Zeeland	975
Holland High School	Holland	967
Zeeland East High School	Zeeland	935
Harbor Lights Middle School	Holland	903
Coopersville High School	Coopersville	860
Spring Lake High School	Spring Lake	795
Cityside Middle School	Zeeland	771
Jenison Junior High School	Jenison	754
White Pines Intermediate School	Grand Haven	740
Allendale High School	Allendale	737
Lakeshore Middle School	Grand Haven	733
Riley Street Middle School	Hudsonville	688
Macatawa Bay Middle School	Holland	632
Baldwin Street Middle School	Hudsonville	610
Holland Middle School	Holland	605
Coopersville Middle School	Coopersville	584
Creekside Middle School	Zeeland	577
Evergreen Elementary School	Allendale	573
Black River Public School Middle-High	Holland	569
Allendale Middle School	Allendale	564
Eagle Crest Charter Academy	Holland	561
New Groningen School	Zeeland	512
Rosewood School	Jenison	481
Bauerwood School	Jenison	480
Waukazoo Elementary School	Holland	466
Quincy Elementary School	Zeeland	455
Georgetown Elementary School	Hudsonville	450
Lakeshore Elementary School	Holland	440
Alward Elementary School	Hudsonville	435
Woodside Elementary School	Holland	431
Great Lakes Elementary School	Holland	426
Pine Creek Elementary School	Holland	418
West	Holland	413
Holmes Elementary School	Spring Lake	409
Bursley School	Jenison	404
Sandy Hill School	Jenison	402
Vanderbilt Charter Academy	Holland	401
Black River Public School Elementary	Holland	395
South Elementary School	Hudsonville	391
Elementary Puente Spanish Immersion	Hudsonville	380
Jeffers Elementary School	Spring Lake	379
West Michigan Academy of Arts and Academics	Spring Lake	371
Woodbridge Elementary School	Zeeland	361
Lincoln Elementary School	Zeeland	361
Coopersville West Early Childhood Center	Coopersville	352
Oakwood Intermediate School	Allendale	347
Spring Lake Middle School	Spring Lake	345
Adams Elementary School	Zeeland	343
Coopersville South Elementary School	Coopersville	337
Spring Lake Intermediate School	Spring Lake	330
Bauer Elementary School	Hudsonville	329
Peach Plains School	Grand Haven	328
Jamestown Upper Elementary School	Hudsonville	327
Pinewood School	Jenison	320
Coopersville East Elementary School	Coopersville	315
Griffin Elementary School	Grand Haven	308
Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte	Holland	307
Lakewood Elementary School	Holland	293
Jamestown Lower Elementary School	Hudsonville	289
Allendale Early Childhood Center	Allendale	279
Lake Hills Elementary School	Spring Lake	273
Innocademy	Zeeland	268
North Holland Elementary School	Holland	267
Roosevelt Elementary School	Zeeland	261
Mary A. White School	Grand Haven	260
Park Elemementary School	Hudsonville	260
Jefferson	Holland	254
Forest Grove Elementary School	Hudsonville	254
Walden Green Montessori	Spring Lake	251
Holland Heights	Holland	247
Rosy Mound School	Grand Haven	243
Ferry School	Grand Haven	232
Robinson School	Grand Haven	223
Roerink-Knoll Education Center	Holland	212
ICademy Global	Zeeland	197
Jenison Public Schools Early Childhood Center	Hudsonville	189
Jenison International Academy	Jenison	159
Sheldon Woods Elementary School	West Olive	145
Zeeland Quest	Zeeland	144
Grand Haven Cyber School	Grand Haven	106
Ottawa Area Center	Allendale	104
Central High School	Grand Haven	89
Jenison Innovation Academy Elementary School	Jenison	83
Venture Academy	Zeeland	82
Dunes Alternative High School	Holland	81
New Options High School	Allendale	51
Holland Virtual Technology High School	Holland	48
West Ottawa Virtual Academy	Holland	40
Sheldon Pines School	Holland	23
CAPS Academy	Coopersville	22
Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center	West Olive	17
Lighthouse Academy Juvenile Justice Institute	Holland	14
Spring Lake Alternative Education	Spring Lake	13
Career Development School	Grand Haven	6