Jenison High School

Jenison High School is a heavily attended senior high in JENISON, Michigan, operated by Jenison Public Schools. The school hosts 1,506 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 227% bigger than typical.

Across the 11 schools in Jenison Public Schools (5,158 students total), Jenison High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Jenison High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). The remainder comes out to 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. Compared to Ottawa County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Ottawa County's rate of about 34%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Ottawa County put the typical household earns roughly $90,502 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Ottawa County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,894 students), Jenison High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Jenison Junior High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jenison High School.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jenison High School has increased 7%, going from 1,405 students in 2018 to 1,506 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 6% to 10% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Jenison High School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.