Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/
Dr. Michael F. Rice Michigan superintendent of public instruction | https://radio.wcmu.org/
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 65.2% of the student body, the highest percentage in Muskegon County schools, followed by 18.2% African American, 8.9% Hispanic, 6.7% multiracial, 0.6% Asian, 0.4% American Indian and 0.1% Hawaiian students.
Mona Shores High School had the highest enrollment among Muskegon County's 71 schools in the 2024-25 school year, welcoming 1,268 students.
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.
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 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | Total enrollment in 2024-25 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mona Shores High School | 1,232 | 1,268 | 2.9% |
| Reeths-Puffer High School | 1,142 | 1,107 | -3.1% |
| Muskegon High School | 1,020 | 1,003 | -1.7% |
| Mona Shores Middle School | 937 | 930 | -0.7% |
| Fruitport High School | 788 | 812 | 3% |
| Muskegon Middle School | 691 | 774 | 12% |
| Fruitport Middle School | 613 | 615 | 0.3% |
| Timberland Academy | 678 | 613 | -9.6% |
| Cardinal Elementary School | 644 | 611 | -5.1% |
| Reeths-Puffer Elementary School | 597 | 600 | 0.5% |
| Whitehall Senior High School | 624 | 597 | -4.3% |
| Edgewood Elementary School | 589 | 585 | -0.7% |
| Oakridge Lower Elementary School | 541 | 549 | 1.5% |
| Orchard View High School | 551 | 543 | -1.5% |
| Oakridge High School | 537 | 539 | 0.4% |
| Reeths-Puffer Middle School | 547 | 537 | -1.8% |
| Reeths-Puffer Intermediate School | 530 | 479 | -9.6% |
| Campbell Elementary School | 456 | 454 | -0.4% |
| Bunker Elementary School | 620 | 451 | -27.3% |
| Ross Park Elementary School | 446 | 450 | 0.9% |
| Oakview Elementary School | 406 | 438 | 7.9% |
| Oakridge Upper Elementary School | 445 | 437 | -1.8% |
| Oehrli Elementary School | 441 | 436 | -1.1% |
| Shoreline Elementary School | 436 | 432 | -0.9% |
| Whitehall Ealy Elementary School | 411 | 431 | 4.9% |
| Central Elementary School | 424 | 428 | 0.9% |
| Whitehall Middle School | 398 | 424 | 6.5% |
| Orchard View Middle School | 454 | 422 | -7% |
| Montague High School | 452 | 419 | -7.3% |
| Churchill Elementary School | 426 | 414 | -2.8% |
| Lincoln Park Elementary School | 414 | 411 | -0.7% |
| North Muskegon Elementary School | 391 | 406 | 3.8% |
| Beechnau Elementary School | 398 | 393 | -1.3% |
| Marquette Elementary School | 320 | 367 | 14.7% |
| Three Oaks Public School Academy | 369 | 363 | -1.6% |
| Holton Elementary School | 342 | 338 | -1.2% |
| Orchard View Early Elementary School | 371 | 331 | -10.8% |
| Ravenna High School | 320 | 317 | -0.9% |
| Nellie B. Chisholm Middle School | 321 | 307 | -4.4% |
| North Muskegon High School | 315 | 305 | -3.2% |
| Beach Elementary School | 296 | 295 | -0.3% |
| Shettler School | 303 | 293 | -3.3% |
| Ravenna Middle School | 313 | 291 | -7% |
| Oakridge Middle School | 270 | 271 | 0.4% |
| Muskegon Heights Academy | 219 | 253 | 15.5% |
| Holton High School | 245 | 224 | -8.6% |
| North Muskegon Middle School | 229 | 206 | -10% |
| Twin Lake School | 213 | 205 | -3.8% |
| Muskegon Covenant Academy | 182 | 189 | 3.8% |
| Holton Middle School | 194 | 173 | -10.8% |
| Wesley School | 157 | 170 | 8.3% |
| Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change | 155 | 154 | -0.6% |
| Muskegon Maritime Academy | 102 | 141 | 38.2% |
| Edgewood Elementary Academy | 157 | 134 | -14.6% |
| Orchard View Community Education | 109 | 134 | 22.9% |
| White Lake Area Community Education | 119 | 130 | 9.2% |
| Muskegon Community Education Center | 103 | 107 | 3.9% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Academy | 119 | 105 | -11.8% |
| Montague Area Childhood Center | 124 | 85 | -31.5% |
| Holton Virtual Academy | 34 | 40 | 17.6% |
| Pennsylvania Elementary School | 40 | 39 | -2.5% |
| Fruitport Adult Education | 16 | 29 | 81.3% |
| Lakeshore Learning Center | 21 | 21 | 0% |
| Fruitport Alternative High School | 18 | 21 | 16.7% |
| Lighthouse Academy-Muskegon Community Building | 5 | 19 | 280% |
| Lighthouse Academy - the Port | 18 | 14 | -22.2% |
| Oakridge Fusion | 33 | -- | -- |
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