Holland Reporter

There were 42,379 students enrolled in Ottawa County schools in the 2024-25 school year, 0.9% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.5% of the county student body, while the other 48.5% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 69.1% of the student body, the highest percentage in Ottawa County schools, followed by 19.9% Hispanic, 5.3% multiracial, 2.8% Asian, 2.6% African American, 0.2% American Indian and less than 0.1% Hawaiian students.

West Ottawa High School Campus had the highest enrollment among Ottawa County's 102 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 2,187 students.

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.

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	Total enrollment in 2023-24	Total enrollment in 2024-25	% change
West Ottawa High School Campus	2,185	2,187	0.1%
Hudsonville High School	1,951	1,995	2.3%
Grand Haven High School	1,724	1,630	-5.5%
Jenison High School	1,470	1,506	2.4%
Zeeland West High School	953	975	2.3%
Holland High School	966	967	0.1%
Zeeland East High School	956	935	-2.2%
Harbor Lights Middle School	856	903	5.5%
Coopersville High School	864	860	-0.5%
Spring Lake High School	793	795	0.3%
Cityside Middle School	767	771	0.5%
Jenison Junior High School	769	754	-2%
White Pines Intermediate School	738	740	0.3%
Allendale High School	772	737	-4.5%
Lakeshore Middle School	749	733	-2.1%
Riley Street Middle School	687	688	0.1%
Macatawa Bay Middle School	661	632	-4.4%
Baldwin Street Middle School	570	610	7%
Holland Middle School	609	605	-0.7%
Coopersville Middle School	611	584	-4.4%
Creekside Middle School	581	577	-0.7%
Evergreen Elementary School	577	573	-0.7%
Black River Public School Middle-High	550	569	3.5%
Allendale Middle School	565	564	-0.2%
Eagle Crest Charter Academy	580	561	-3.3%
New Groningen School	534	512	-4.1%
Rosewood School	483	481	-0.4%
Bauerwood School	503	480	-4.6%
Waukazoo Elementary School	438	466	6.4%
Quincy Elementary School	478	455	-4.8%
Georgetown Elementary School	499	450	-9.8%
Lakeshore Elementary School	439	440	0.2%
Alward Elementary School	449	435	-3.1%
Woodside Elementary School	455	431	-5.3%
Great Lakes Elementary School	435	426	-2.1%
Pine Creek Elementary School	390	418	7.2%
West	397	413	4%
Holmes Elementary School	420	409	-2.6%
Bursley School	402	404	0.5%
Sandy Hill School	422	402	-4.7%
Vanderbilt Charter Academy	432	401	-7.2%
Black River Public School Elementary	396	395	-0.3%
South Elementary School	394	391	-0.8%
Elementary Puente Spanish Immersion	376	380	1.1%
Jeffers Elementary School	368	379	3%
West Michigan Academy of Arts and Academics	423	371	-12.3%
Woodbridge Elementary School	392	361	-7.9%
Lincoln Elementary School	368	361	-1.9%
Coopersville West Early Childhood Center	189	352	86.2%
Oakwood Intermediate School	358	347	-3.1%
Spring Lake Middle School	366	345	-5.7%
Adams Elementary School	377	343	-9%
Coopersville South Elementary School	503	337	-33%
Spring Lake Intermediate School	331	330	-0.3%
Bauer Elementary School	351	329	-6.3%
Peach Plains School	319	328	2.8%
Jamestown Upper Elementary School	321	327	1.9%
Pinewood School	335	320	-4.5%
Coopersville East Elementary School	307	315	2.6%
Griffin Elementary School	323	308	-4.6%
Holland Language Academy at Van Raalte	326	307	-5.8%
Lakewood Elementary School	308	293	-4.9%
Jamestown Lower Elementary School	318	289	-9.1%
Allendale Early Childhood Center	265	279	5.3%
Lake Hills Elementary School	275	273	-0.7%
Innocademy	267	268	0.4%
North Holland Elementary School	274	267	-2.6%
Roosevelt Elementary School	262	261	-0.4%
Mary A. White School	261	260	-0.4%
Park Elemementary School	280	260	-7.1%
Jefferson	277	254	-8.3%
Forest Grove Elementary School	243	254	4.5%
Walden Green Montessori	237	251	5.9%
Holland Heights	249	247	-0.8%
Rosy Mound School	268	243	-9.3%
Ferry School	227	232	2.2%
Robinson School	200	223	11.5%
Roerink-Knoll Education Center	216	212	-1.9%
ICademy Global	227	197	-13.2%
Jenison Public Schools Early Childhood Center	161	189	17.4%
Jenison International Academy	150	159	6%
Sheldon Woods Elementary School	153	145	-5.2%
Zeeland Quest	146	144	-1.4%
Grand Haven Cyber School	91	106	16.5%
Ottawa Area Center	112	104	-7.1%
Central High School	91	89	-2.2%
Jenison Innovation Academy Elementary School	53	83	56.6%
Venture Academy	80	82	2.5%
Dunes Alternative High School	42	81	92.9%
New Options High School	45	51	13.3%
Holland Virtual Technology High School	36	48	33.3%
West Ottawa Virtual Academy	35	40	14.3%
Sheldon Pines School	24	23	-4.2%
CAPS Academy	29	22	-24.1%
Lighthouse Academy Ottawa Juvenile Detention Center	21	17	-19%
Lighthouse Academy Juvenile Justice Institute	10	14	40%
Spring Lake Alternative Education	15	13	-13.3%
Career Development School	5	6	20%