Total enrollment
2,271
-148 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Spring Lake Public Schools
Michigan · 2,271 students · 1 city
Spring Lake Public Schools reports 6 public K-12 schools and approximately 2,271 students enrolled, per NCES, an average school size of 379.
4-year change in Spring Lake Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Spring Lake Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Michigan | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #3 of 121 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,271 | #169 of 454 | #4,037 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #160 of 454 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #123 of 452 | #6,377 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 19.5% | #422 of 454 | #7,462 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.5% | #251 of 325 | #5,844 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Spring Lake Public Schools
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from Holmes Elementary School at 80.6% proficient to Spring Lake Middle School at 68.0%, a gap of 12.6 points. That is the 102nd widest gap among 129 Michigan districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 2,458 to 2,271 students (down 8%) and from 129 to 143 full-time teachers (up 11%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake High School | Spring Lake | High | 09-12 | 795 |
| Holmes Elementary School | Spring Lake | Elementary | PK-04 | 409 |
| Jeffers Elementary School | Spring Lake | Elementary | PK-04 | 379 |
| Spring Lake Middle School | Spring Lake | Middle | 07-08 | 345 |
| Spring Lake Intermediate School | Spring Lake | Middle | 05-09 | 330 |
| Spring Lake Alternative Education | Spring Lake | High | 09-12 | 13 |
About Spring Lake Public Schools
As a low-population district in Michigan, Spring Lake Public Schools instructs 2,271 students across 6 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Spring Lake Public Schools spans 2 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Spring Lake Public Schools has contracted 6% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 2,419 students to 2,271.
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