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% of the county student body, while the other 49% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 65.7% of the student body, the biggest percentage in Muskegon County schools, followed by 18% of African American students, 8.9% of Hispanic students, 6.3% of multiracial students, 0.6% of Asian students, 0.4% 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 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,232 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 9 Years
Enrollment in Muskegon County Schools
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mona Shores High School | 1,268 | 1,232 | -2.8 |
| Reeths-Puffer High School | 1,177 | 1,142 | -3 |
| Muskegon High School | 1,039 | 1,020 | -1.8 |
| Mona Shores Middle School | 902 | 937 | 3.9 |
| Fruitport High School | 810 | 788 | -2.7 |
| Muskegon Middle School | 755 | 691 | -8.5 |
| Timberland Academy | 623 | 678 | 8.8 |
| Cardinal Elementary School | 610 | 644 | 5.6 |
| Whitehall Senior High School | 629 | 624 | -0.8 |
| Bunker Elementary School | 398 | 620 | 55.8 |
| Fruitport Middle School | 594 | 613 | 3.2 |
| Reeths-Puffer Elementary School | 603 | 597 | -1 |
| Edgewood Elementary School | 581 | 589 | 1.4 |
| Orchard View High School | 576 | 551 | -4.3 |
| Reeths-Puffer Middle School | 542 | 547 | 0.9 |
| Oakridge Lower Elementary School | 557 | 541 | -2.9 |
| Oakridge High School | 561 | 537 | -4.3 |
| Reeths-Puffer Intermediate School | 524 | 530 | 1.1 |
| Campbell Elementary School | 416 | 456 | 9.6 |
| Orchard View Middle School | 447 | 454 | 1.6 |
| Montague High School | 464 | 452 | -2.6 |
| Ross Park Elementary School | 435 | 446 | 2.5 |
| Oakridge Upper Elementary School | 421 | 445 | 5.7 |
| Oehrli Elementary School | 465 | 441 | -5.2 |
| Shoreline Elementary School | 446 | 436 | -2.2 |
| Churchill Elementary School | 408 | 426 | 4.4 |
| Central Elementary School | 411 | 424 | 3.2 |
| Lincoln Park Elementary School | 418 | 414 | -1 |
| Whitehall Ealy Elementary School | 401 | 411 | 2.5 |
| Oakview Elementary School | 294 | 406 | 38.1 |
| Whitehall Middle School | 430 | 398 | -7.4 |
| Beechnau Elementary School | 388 | 398 | 2.6 |
| North Muskegon Elementary School | 376 | 391 | 4 |
| Orchard View Early Elementary School | 388 | 371 | -4.4 |
| Three Oaks Public School Academy | 348 | 369 | 6 |
| Holton Elementary School | 361 | 342 | -5.3 |
| Nellie B. Chisholm Middle School | 271 | 321 | 18.5 |
| Ravenna High School | 306 | 320 | 4.6 |
| Marquette Elementary School | 474 | 320 | -32.5 |
| North Muskegon High School | 335 | 315 | -6 |
| Ravenna Middle School | 327 | 313 | -4.3 |
| Shettler School | 318 | 303 | -4.7 |
| Beach Elementary School | 308 | 296 | -3.9 |
| Oakridge Middle School | 283 | 270 | -4.6 |
| Holton High School | 249 | 245 | -1.6 |
| North Muskegon Middle School | 223 | 229 | 2.7 |
| Muskegon Heights Academy | 272 | 219 | -19.5 |
| Twin Lake School | 212 | 213 | 0.5 |
| Holton Middle School | 182 | 194 | 6.6 |
| Muskegon Covenant Academy | 160 | 182 | 13.7 |
| Edgewood Elementary Academy | 138 | 157 | 13.8 |
| Wesley School | 142 | 157 | 10.6 |
| Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change | 166 | 155 | -6.6 |
| Montague Area Childhood Center | 116 | 124 | 6.9 |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Academy | 210 | 119 | -43.3 |
| White Lake Area Community Education | 109 | 119 | 9.2 |
| Orchard View Community Education | 127 | 109 | -14.2 |
| Muskegon Community Education Center | 114 | 103 | -9.6 |
| Muskegon Maritime Academy | 53 | 102 | 92.5 |
| Pennsylvania Elementary School | 40 | 40 | 0 |
| Holton Virtual Academy | 31 | 34 | 9.7 |
| Oakridge Fusion | 41 | 33 | -19.5 |
| Lakeshore Learning Center | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| Fruitport Alternative High School | 17 | 18 | 5.9 |
| Fruitport Adult Education | 27 | 16 | -40.7 |
| Moon Elementary School | 246 | -- | -- |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Churchill Elementary School• Oakridge Upper Elementary School• Fruitport Middle School• Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change• Ravenna High School• Muskegon Community Education Center• Pennsylvania Elementary School• Oakridge High School• Reeths-Puffer Intermediate School• Orchard View Community Education• Holton Elementary School• Bunker Elementary School• Orchard View Early Elementary School• Oehrli Elementary School• Orchard View Middle School• Twin Lake School• Beechnau Elementary School• Fruitport High 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• Cardinal Elementary School• Holton High School• Oakridge Middle School• Reeths-Puffer High School• Whitehall Senior High School• Shoreline Elementary School• Montague High School• Holton Virtual Academy• White Lake Area Community Education• Orchard View High School• Lakeshore Learning Center• Edgewood Elementary School• Mona Shores High School• Oakridge Lower Elementary School• North Muskegon High School• Dr. Martin Luther King Academy• Edgewood 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
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