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
Data showed that Muskegon County welcomed 25,531 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white students comprised 66.1% of the student body to be the highest represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 66 schools in Muskegon County, Reeths-Puffer High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 996 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.
Ethnicities in Muskegon County in 2022-23 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Muskegon County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
| School name | % of white students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Reeths-Puffer High School | 84.6 | 1,177 |
| Mona Shores High School | 73.3 | 1,268 |
| Fruitport High School | 84.6 | 810 |
| Mona Shores Middle School | 67.3 | 902 |
| Whitehall Senior High School | 87.1 | 629 |
| Reeths-Puffer Elementary School | 84.1 | 603 |
| Fruitport Middle School | 85.2 | 594 |
| Edgewood Elementary School | 84.2 | 581 |
| Reeths-Puffer Middle School | 83.9 | 542 |
| Oakridge High School | 77.5 | 561 |
| Reeths-Puffer Intermediate School | 81.9 | 524 |
| Oakridge Lower Elementary School | 75.6 | 557 |
| Oehrli Elementary School | 88.8 | 465 |
| Shoreline Elementary School | 88.3 | 446 |
| Montague High School | 84.1 | 464 |
| Whitehall Middle School | 86.3 | 430 |
| Beechnau Elementary School | 89.4 | 388 |
| Whitehall Ealy Elementary School | 86.3 | 401 |
| Ross Park Elementary School | 78.9 | 435 |
| Central Elementary School | 83 | 411 |
| Orchard View High School | 59.2 | 576 |
| Oakridge Upper Elementary School | 80.5 | 421 |
| Churchill Elementary School | 81.9 | 408 |
| Holton Elementary School | 91.1 | 361 |
| Cardinal Elementary School | 52.8 | 610 |
| Lincoln Park Elementary School | 76.1 | 418 |
| North Muskegon Elementary School | 79.8 | 376 |
| Ravenna Middle School | 86.2 | 327 |
| Ravenna High School | 89.9 | 306 |
| Beach Elementary School | 87 | 308 |
| North Muskegon High School | 79.7 | 335 |
| Shettler School | 83.6 | 318 |
| Nellie B. Chisholm Middle School | 88.9 | 271 |
| Oakridge Middle School | 84.5 | 283 |
| Orchard View Middle School | 53 | 447 |
| Campbell Elementary School | 56.5 | 416 |
| Orchard View Early Elementary School | 55.4 | 388 |
| Holton High School | 85.9 | 249 |
| North Muskegon Middle School | 78.5 | 223 |
| Twin Lake School | 81.6 | 212 |
| Holton Middle School | 87.9 | 182 |
| Muskegon High School | 15.4 | 1,039 |
| Muskegon Middle School | 17 | 755 |
| Bunker Elementary School | 28.4 | 398 |
| Montague Area Childhood Center | 90.5 | 116 |
| Wesley School | 69 | 142 |
| Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change | 56 | 166 |
| White Lake Area Community Education | 83.5 | 109 |
| Orchard View Community Education | 66.9 | 127 |
| Timberland Academy | 12.4 | 623 |
| Three Oaks Public School Academy | 18.7 | 348 |
| Marquette Elementary School | 13.3 | 474 |
| Oakview Elementary School | 18 | 294 |
| Moon Elementary School | 16.3 | 246 |
| Pennsylvania Elementary School | 97.5 | 40 |
| Oakridge Fusion | 82.9 | 41 |
| Holton Virtual Academy | 93.5 | 31 |
| Muskegon Covenant Academy | 16.3 | 160 |
| Fruitport Adult Education | 81.5 | 27 |
| Muskegon Heights Academy | 7 | 272 |
| Muskegon Community Education Center | 14.9 | 114 |
| Lakeshore Learning Center | 71.4 | 21 |
| Muskegon Maritime Academy | 26.4 | 53 |
| Fruitport Alternative High School | 70.6 | 17 |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Academy | 4.3 | 210 |
| Edgewood Elementary Academy | 1.4 | 138 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
White Lake Area Community Education• Dr. Martin Luther King Academy• Moon Elementary School• North Muskegon High School• Oakridge Lower Elementary School• Mona Shores High School• Edgewood Elementary School• Lakeshore Learning Center• Orchard View High School• Edgewood Elementary School• Holton Virtual Academy• Montague High School• Shoreline Elementary School• Whitehall Senior High School• Reeths-Puffer High School• Oakridge Middle School• Holton High School• Cardinal Elementary School• North Muskegon Middle School• Muskegon High School• Fruitport Adult Education• Oakview Elementary School• Michigan State Board Of Education• Three Oaks Public School Academy• Whitehall Ealy Elem. School• Mona Shores Middle School• Timberland Academy• Ravenna Middle School• Ross Park Elementary School• Holton Middle School• Nellie B. Chisholm Middle School• Oakridge Fusion• Muskegon Covenant Academy• Reeths-Puffer Intermediate School• Beechnau Elementary School• Twin Lake School• Orchard View Middle School• Oehrli Elementary School• Orchard View Early Elementary School• Bunker Elementary School• Holton Elementary School• Orchard View Community Education• Fruitport High School• Oakridge High School• Pennsylvania Elementary School• Muskegon Community Education Center• Ravenna High School• Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change• Fruitport Middle School• Oakridge Upper Elementary School• Churchill Elementary School• Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System• Shettler School• Fruitport Alternative High School• Muskegon Middle School• Beach Elementary School• Campbell Elementary School• Whitehall Middle School• Lincoln Park Elementary School• Reeths-Puffer Elementary School• Central Elementary School• Montague Area Childhood Center• North Muskegon Elementary School• Reeths-Puffer Middle School• Wesley School• Marquette Elementary School
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