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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Muskegon County, Michigan

40 public schools in Muskegon County, Michigan appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Orchard View Community Education leads the list at -71.5%, against a median of -11.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Muskegon County, Michigan

Best Enrollment change

-71.5%

Median Enrollment change

-11.0%

FASTEST DECLINING · MUSKEGON COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Orchard View Community Education	MUSKEGON, MI	Orchard View Schools	470	134	-71.5%
2	Dr Martin Luther King Academy	MUSKEGON, MI	Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System	283	105	-62.9%
3	Marquette Elementary School	MUSKEGON, MI	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	519	367	-29.3%
4	Muskegon Covenant Academy	MUSKEGON, MI	Muskegon Covenant Academy	244	181	-25.8%
5	Twin Lake School	TWIN LAKE, MI	Reeths-Puffer Schools	270	205	-24.1%
6	North Muskegon Middle School	MUSKEGON, MI	North Muskegon Public Schools	253	206	-18.6%
7	ReethsPuffer Intermediate Sch	MUSKEGON, MI	Reeths-Puffer Schools	588	479	-18.5%
8	Orchard View Middle School	MUSKEGON, MI	Orchard View Schools	512	422	-17.6%
9	Orchard View High School	MUSKEGON, MI	Orchard View Schools	654	543	-17.0%
10	Nellie B Chisholm Middle School	MONTAGUE, MI	Montague Area Public Schools	369	307	-16.8%
11	Oehrli Elementary School	MONTAGUE, MI	Montague Area Public Schools	518	436	-15.8%
12	Timberland Academy	MUSKEGON, MI	Timberland Academy	724	613	-15.3%
13	Whitehall Middle School	WHITEHALL, MI	Whitehall District Schools	499	424	-15.0%
14	Holton Middle School	HOLTON, MI	Holton Public Schools	202	173	-14.4%
15	Muskegon Heights Academy	MUSKEGON, MI	Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System	290	253	-12.8%
16	Lincoln Park Elementary School	MUSKEGON, MI	Mona Shores Public School District	470	411	-12.6%
17	North Muskegon Elementary School	MUSKEGON, MI	North Muskegon Public Schools	462	406	-12.1%
18	Oakridge Middle School	MUSKEGON, MI	Oakridge Public Schools	306	271	-11.4%
19	Whitehall Senior High School	WHITEHALL, MI	Whitehall District Schools	673	597	-11.3%
20	Oakridge Upper Elementary School	MUSKEGON, MI	Oakridge Public Schools	492	437	-11.2%
21	Holton High School	HOLTON, MI	Holton Public Schools	251	224	-10.8%
22	Ravenna High School	RAVENNA, MI	Ravenna Public Schools	353	317	-10.2%
23	Montague High School	MONTAGUE, MI	Montague Area Public Schools	465	419	-9.9%
24	Ravenna Middle School	RAVENNA, MI	Ravenna Public Schools	320	291	-9.1%
25	Beach Elementary School	MUSKEGON, MI	Fruitport Community Schools	320	295	-7.8%
26	North Muskegon High School	MUSKEGON, MI	North Muskegon Public Schools	328	305	-7.0%
27	ReethsPuffer High School	MUSKEGON, MI	Reeths-Puffer Schools	1,187	1,107	-6.7%
28	Ross Park Elementary School	MUSKEGON, MI	Mona Shores Public School District	476	450	-5.5%
29	Oakridge Lower Elementary School	MUSKEGON, MI	Oakridge Public Schools	581	549	-5.5%
30	ReethsPuffer Elementary School	MUSKEGON, MI	Reeths-Puffer Schools	633	600	-5.2%
31	Holton Elementary School	HOLTON, MI	Holton Public Schools	354	338	-4.5%
32	Fruitport High School	FRUITPORT, MI	Fruitport Community Schools	847	812	-4.1%
33	Whitehall Ealy Elem School	WHITEHALL, MI	Whitehall District Schools	449	431	-4.0%
34	Bunker Elementary	MUSKEGON, MI	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	469	451	-3.8%
35	Fruitport Middle School	FRUITPORT, MI	Fruitport Community Schools	637	615	-3.5%
36	Orchard View Early Elementary	MUSKEGON, MI	Orchard View Schools	343	331	-3.5%
37	ReethsPuffer Middle School	MUSKEGON, MI	Reeths-Puffer Schools	554	537	-3.1%
38	Cardinal Elementary	MUSKEGON, MI	Orchard View Schools	628	611	-2.7%
39	Shettler School	MUSKEGON, MI	Fruitport Community Schools	300	293	-2.3%
40	Oakview Elementary School	MUSKEGON, MI	Muskegon Public Schools of the City of	448	438	-2.2%

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