Muskegon Sun

Mona Shores High School had the largest enrollment among Muskegon County schools, welcoming 1,268 students during the 2024-25 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 50.1% of them were boys, and 49.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 67.6% of the Mona Shores High School total enrollment.

Among the 66 schools in Muskegon County, Reeths-Puffer High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,107 students, while Muskegon High School welcomed 1,003 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 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.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,427,386 students enrolled in Michigan schools, a figure 4.8% below the pre-pandemic total of 1,499,552 in 2019-20, with white students seeing the largest decline of approximately 3%.

Academic performance in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels. According to the 2024 NAEP results, the share of students reaching the basic benchmark in core subjects is about 10 percentage points lower than in 2019—except for fourth-grade math, which saw a decline of just 2 points.

Achievement gaps between ethnic groups also persist. On average, Hispanic students scored 15 points below white students. The gap was even wider for Black students, who scored about 30 points lower than their white peers.

The 2025 education budget, approved by Gov. Whitmer last July, totals $23.4 billion—$900 million less than the previous year’s budget. K-12 schools are working with $20.6 billion, a reduction from the $21.5 billion allocated in 2024.

However, some school superintendents and educators were concerned about the new budget. "Schools cannot function properly without adequate funding for safety and mental health," stated Rep. David Martin, R-Davison, referring to a significant cut of around $301 million from school safety and mental health programs. Based on the current bill, the program will receive just $26.5 million.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Mona Shores High School	Muskegon	1,268
Reeths-Puffer High School	Muskegon	1,107
Muskegon High School	Muskegon	1,003
Mona Shores Middle School	Muskegon	930
Fruitport High School	Fruitport	812
Muskegon Middle School	Muskegon	774
Fruitport Middle School	Fruitport	615
Timberland Academy	Muskegon	613
Cardinal Elementary School	Muskegon	611
Reeths-Puffer Elementary School	Muskegon	600
Whitehall Senior High School	Whitehall	597
Edgewood Elementary School	Fruitport	585
Oakridge Lower Elementary School	Muskegon	549
Orchard View High School	Muskegon	543
Oakridge High School	Muskegon	539
Reeths-Puffer Middle School	Muskegon	537
Reeths-Puffer Intermediate School	Muskegon	479
Campbell Elementary School	Muskegon	454
Bunker Elementary School	Muskegon	451
Ross Park Elementary School	Muskegon	450
Oakview Elementary School	Muskegon	438
Oakridge Upper Elementary School	Muskegon	437
Oehrli Elementary School	Montague	436
Shoreline Elementary School	Whitehall	432
Whitehall Ealy Elementary School	Whitehall	431
Central Elementary School	Muskegon	428
Whitehall Middle School	Whitehall	424
Orchard View Middle School	Muskegon	422
Montague High School	Montague	419
Churchill Elementary School	Muskegon	414
Lincoln Park Elementary School	Muskegon	411
North Muskegon Elementary School	Muskegon	406
Beechnau Elementary School	Ravenna	393
Marquette Elementary School	Muskegon	367
Three Oaks Public School Academy	Muskegon	363
Holton Elementary School	Holton	338
Orchard View Early Elementary School	Muskegon	331
Ravenna High School	Ravenna	317
Nellie B. Chisholm Middle School	Montague	307
North Muskegon High School	Muskegon	305
Beach Elementary School	Muskegon	295
Shettler School	Muskegon	293
Ravenna Middle School	Ravenna	291
Oakridge Middle School	Muskegon	271
Muskegon Heights Academy	Muskegon	253
Holton High School	Holton	224
North Muskegon Middle School	Muskegon	206
Twin Lake School	Twin Lake	205
Muskegon Covenant Academy	Muskegon	189
Holton Middle School	Holton	173
Wesley School	Muskegon	170
Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change	Norton Shores	154
Muskegon Maritime Academy	--	141
Edgewood Elementary Academy	Muskegon Heights	134
Orchard View Community Education	Muskegon	134
White Lake Area Community Education	Whitehall	130
Muskegon Community Education Center	Muskegon	107
Dr. Martin Luther King Academy	Muskegon Heights	105
Montague Area Childhood Center	Montague	85
Holton Virtual Academy	Holton	40
Pennsylvania Elementary School	Muskegon	39
Fruitport Adult Education	Fruitport	29
Fruitport Alternative High School	Fruitport	21
Lakeshore Learning Center	Muskegon	21
Lighthouse Academy-Muskegon Community Building	--	19
Lighthouse Academy - the Port	--	14