Muskegon Sun

Mona Shores High School had the largest enrollment among Muskegon County schools, welcoming 1,232 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.3% of them were boys, and 48.7% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 70% of the Mona Shores High School total enrollment.

Among the 67 schools in Muskegon County, Reeths-Puffer High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,142 students, while Muskegon High School welcomed 1,020 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Mona Shores High School is part of Mona Shores Public School District, which roughly covers schools within Muskegon County, with its main office in Norton Shores.

In the previous school year, Mona Shores High School also had the largest number of students among Muskegon County schools.

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	City	Total School Enrollment
Mona Shores High School	Muskegon	1,232
Reeths-Puffer High School	Muskegon	1,142
Muskegon High School	Muskegon	1,020
Mona Shores Middle School	Muskegon	937
Fruitport High School	Fruitport	788
Muskegon Middle School	Muskegon	691
Timberland Academy	Muskegon	678
Cardinal Elementary School	Muskegon	644
Whitehall Senior High School	Whitehall	624
Bunker Elementary School	Muskegon	620
Fruitport Middle School	Fruitport	613
Reeths-Puffer Elementary School	Muskegon	597
Edgewood Elementary School	Fruitport	589
Orchard View High School	Muskegon	551
Reeths-Puffer Middle School	Muskegon	547
Oakridge Lower Elementary School	Muskegon	541
Oakridge High School	Muskegon	537
Reeths-Puffer Intermediate School	Muskegon	530
Campbell Elementary School	Muskegon	456
Orchard View Middle School	Muskegon	454
Montague High School	Montague	452
Ross Park Elementary School	Muskegon	446
Oakridge Upper Elementary School	Muskegon	445
Oehrli Elementary School	Montague	441
Shoreline Elementary School	Whitehall	436
Churchill Elementary School	Muskegon	426
Central Elementary School	Muskegon	424
Lincoln Park Elementary School	Muskegon	414
Whitehall Ealy Elementary School	Whitehall	411
Oakview Elementary School	Muskegon	406
Whitehall Middle School	Whitehall	398
Beechnau Elementary School	Ravenna	398
North Muskegon Elementary School	Muskegon	391
Orchard View Early Elementary School	Muskegon	371
Three Oaks Public School Academy	Muskegon	369
Holton Elementary School	Holton	342
Nellie B. Chisholm Middle School	Montague	321
Ravenna High School	Ravenna	320
Marquette Elementary School	Muskegon	320
North Muskegon High School	Muskegon	315
Ravenna Middle School	Ravenna	313
Shettler School	Muskegon	303
Beach Elementary School	Muskegon	296
Oakridge Middle School	Muskegon	270
Holton High School	Holton	245
North Muskegon Middle School	Muskegon	229
Muskegon Heights Academy	Muskegon	219
Twin Lake School	Twin Lake	213
Holton Middle School	Holton	194
Muskegon Covenant Academy	Muskegon	182
Wesley School	Muskegon	157
Edgewood Elementary Academy	Muskegon Heights	157
Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change	Norton Shores	155
Montague Area Childhood Center	Montague	124
Dr. Martin Luther King Academy	Muskegon Heights	119
White Lake Area Community Education	Whitehall	119
Orchard View Community Education	Muskegon	109
Muskegon Community Education Center	Muskegon	103
Muskegon Maritime Academy	--	102
Pennsylvania Elementary School	Muskegon	40
Holton Virtual Academy	Holton	34
Oakridge Fusion	Muskegon	33
Lakeshore Learning Center	Muskegon	21
Fruitport Alternative High School	Fruitport	18
Lighthouse Academy - the Port	--	18
Fruitport Adult Education	Fruitport	16
Lighthouse Academy-Muskegon Community Building	--	5