Muskegon Sun

There were 1,353 students enrolled in Montague Area Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.7% of them were boys, and 49.3% were girls.

Data also shows that most of the students were white, representing 87.3% of the Montague Area Public Schools total enrollment.

Montague Area Public Schools covers four schools within Muskegon County with its main office in Montague. Among them, Oehrli Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of 465 students in the 2022-23 school year.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, 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 widening. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School	Total Enrollment
Montague Area Childhood Center	116
Montague High School	464
Nellie B. Chisholm Middle School	271
Oehrli Elementary School	465