Muskegon County Education: 25,531 students were enrolled in 2022-23 school year

MI Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael F. Rice 2023 | Michigan Department of Education

By Muskegon Sun

Feb 11, 2024

There were 25,531 students enrolled in Muskegon County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Boys made up 51.1% of the county student body, while the other 48.9% were girls.

Data also showed that white students made up 66.1% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Muskegon County schools, followed by 18.3% of African American students, 8.6% of Hispanic students, 5.9% of multiracial students, 0.6% of Asian students, 0.3% of American Indian students and less than 0.1% of Hawaiian students.

Mona Shores High School had the highest enrollment among Muskegon County's 69 schools in the 2022-23 school year, welcoming 1,268 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.

Enrollment in Muskegon County Over 8 Years

Enrollment in Muskegon County Schools

School name	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Mona Shores High School	1,297	1,268	-2.2
Reeths-Puffer High School	1,166	1,177	0.9
Muskegon High School	1,043	1,039	-0.4
Mona Shores Middle School	893	902	1
Fruitport High School	802	810	1
Muskegon Middle School	762	755	-0.9
Whitehall Senior High School	660	629	-4.7
Timberland Academy	623	623	0
Cardinal Elementary School	619	610	-1.5
Reeths-Puffer Elementary School	586	603	2.9
Fruitport Middle School	594	594	0
Edgewood Elementary School	557	581	4.3
Orchard View High School	624	576	-7.7
Oakridge High School	553	561	1.4
Oakridge Lower Elementary School	582	557	-4.3
Reeths-Puffer Middle School	566	542	-4.2
Reeths-Puffer Intermediate School	520	524	0.8
Marquette Elementary School	522	474	-9.2
Oehrli Elementary School	478	465	-2.7
Montague High School	456	464	1.8
Orchard View Middle School	457	447	-2.2
Shoreline Elementary School	438	446	1.8
Ross Park Elementary School	440	435	-1.1
Whitehall Middle School	433	430	-0.7
Oakridge Upper Elementary School	423	421	-0.5
Lincoln Park Elementary School	426	418	-1.9
Campbell Elementary School	375	416	10.9
Central Elementary School	408	411	0.7
Churchill Elementary School	398	408	2.5
Whitehall Ealy Elementary School	409	401	-2
Bunker Elementary School	437	398	-8.9
Beechnau Elementary School	382	388	1.6
Orchard View Early Elementary School	369	388	5.1
North Muskegon Elementary School	377	376	-0.3
Holton Elementary School	330	361	9.4
Three Oaks Public School Academy	353	348	-1.4
North Muskegon High School	331	335	1.2
Ravenna Middle School	322	327	1.6
Shettler School	310	318	2.6
Beach Elementary School	316	308	-2.5
Ravenna High School	335	306	-8.7
Oakview Elementary School	304	294	-3.3
Oakridge Middle School	306	283	-7.5
Muskegon Heights Academy	283	272	-3.9
Nellie B. Chisholm Middle School	294	271	-7.8
Holton High School	259	249	-3.9
Moon Elementary School	272	246	-9.6
North Muskegon Middle School	238	223	-6.3
Twin Lake School	219	212	-3.2
Dr. Martin Luther King Academy	216	210	-2.8
Holton Middle School	195	182	-6.7
Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change	171	166	-2.9
Muskegon Covenant Academy	155	160	3.2
Wesley School	143	142	-0.7
Edgewood Elementary Academy	152	138	-9.2
Orchard View Community Education	126	127	0.8
Montague Area Childhood Center	113	116	2.7
Muskegon Community Education Center	105	114	8.6
White Lake Area Community Education	94	109	16
Muskegon Maritime Academy	--	53	--
Oakridge Fusion	38	41	7.9
Pennsylvania Elementary School	40	40	0
Holton Virtual Academy	26	31	19.2
Fruitport Adult Education	18	27	50
Lakeshore Learning Center	26	21	-19.2
Fruitport Alternative High School	17	17	0