MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education
Boys made up 51.2% of the county student body, while the other 48.8% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 82.1% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Allegan County schools, followed by 10.7% of Hispanic students, 4.6% of multiracial students, 1.6% of African American students, 0.6% of Asian students, 0.4% of American Indian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.
Wayland High School had the highest enrollment among Allegan County's 58 schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 814 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 | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayland High School | 828 | 814 | -1.7 |
| Plainwell High School | 815 | 813 | -0.2 |
| Hamilton High School | 781 | 808 | 3.5 |
| Otsego High School | 751 | 741 | -1.3 |
| Hamilton Middle School | 719 | 714 | -0.7 |
| Wayland Union Middle School | 649 | 617 | -4.9 |
| Allegan High School | 648 | 614 | -5.2 |
| Plainwell Middle School | 596 | 587 | -1.5 |
| Fennville Elementary School | 523 | 529 | 1.1 |
| Otsego Middle School | 527 | 524 | -0.6 |
| Hopkins High School | 498 | 490 | -1.6 |
| Starr Elementary School | 460 | 451 | -2 |
| Washington Street Elementary School | 450 | 450 | 0 |
| L. E. White Middle School | 447 | 436 | -2.5 |
| Baseline Middle School | 412 | 403 | -2.2 |
| Gilkey Elementary School | 393 | 399 | 1.5 |
| Fennville Public High School | 378 | 396 | 4.8 |
| Pine Street Elementary School | 401 | 390 | -2.7 |
| Hopkins Elementary School | 386 | 384 | -0.5 |
| Hamilton Elementary School | 355 | 363 | 2.3 |
| Pine Trails Elementary School | 344 | 339 | -1.5 |
| Douglas Elementary School | 353 | 338 | -4.2 |
| Dix Street Elementary School | 316 | 332 | 5.1 |
| Martin High School | 332 | 328 | -1.2 |
| Hopkins Middle School | 349 | 322 | -7.7 |
| Dorr School | 343 | 322 | -6.1 |
| Paris Ridge Elementary School | 325 | 317 | -2.5 |
| Bessie B. Baker School | 297 | 313 | 5.4 |
| Fennville Middle School | 298 | 288 | -3.4 |
| Robert D. Brandon Elementary School | 278 | 288 | 3.6 |
| Dawson Elementary School | 297 | 286 | -3.7 |
| North Shore Elementary School | 247 | 261 | 5.7 |
| Saugatuck High School | 259 | 258 | -0.4 |
| West Ward Elementary School | 246 | 245 | -0.4 |
| Sycamore Elementary School | 243 | 244 | 0.4 |
| RJ Steeby School | 272 | 240 | -11.8 |
| Bentheim Elementary School | 214 | 218 | 1.9 |
| Blue Star Elementary School | 219 | 212 | -3.2 |
| Saugatuck Middle School | 190 | 197 | 3.7 |
| Pullman Elementary School | 210 | 183 | -12.9 |
| Hamilton Flex | 547 | 151 | -72.4 |
| Hillside Learning Behavior Center | 138 | 135 | -2.2 |
| Allegan Alternative High School | 123 | 118 | -4.1 |
| Innocademy Allegan Campus | 94 | 95 | 1.1 |
| Renaissance High School | 84 | 92 | 9.5 |
| Sandyview Elementary School | 63 | 53 | -15.9 |
| Career Connections Academy | 40 | 52 | 30 |
| Outlook Academy | 41 | 50 | 22 |
| Allegan Online K-8 | 46 | 45 | -2.2 |
| Pearl Alternative/Adult Education School | 44 | 43 | -2.3 |
| Glenn Public School | 33 | 39 | 18.2 |
| North Ward Elementary School | 34 | 36 | 5.9 |
| Otsego West Campus High School | 27 | 25 | -7.4 |
| Outlook Academy Youth Home Campus | 16 | 15 | -6.3 |
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