Jefferson

Jefferson operates as a modestly sized elementary school in HOLLAND, Michigan, overseen by Holland City School District. Current enrollment sits at 254 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 31% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Within Holland City School District, which oversees 7 schools and 2,841 students, Jefferson is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jefferson records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 25% White, 16% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 10% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Jefferson has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Ottawa County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Ottawa County) logs that median household earnings sit near $90,502, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jefferson is one of 103 public schools in Ottawa County (combined enrollment of about 42,894 students).

Nearest neighbor: Holland High School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Jefferson's enrollment has ticked down 33% since 2018, when it stood at 378 (now 254). The White share of enrollment decreased from 30% to 25% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Jefferson community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.