Jenison Innovation Academy

Jenison Innovation Academy is a public high school run by Jenison Public Schools in JENISON, Michigan. The school had 159 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for high schools in Michigan is about 460, so this school runs 65% smaller than that.

Jenison Public Schools has 5,158 students spread across 11 schools.

White students make up a majority at Jenison Innovation Academy, at 75%. Smaller groups are 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Ottawa County is roughly 84% White. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1 at Jenison Innovation Academy, with 9.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 5.1 below the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 17%. It compares with 34% for public schools in Ottawa County.

County data help place the school in context: in Ottawa County, the median household income is $90,502, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ottawa County is home to 103 public schools and about 42,894 public school students.

JIA Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Jenison Innovation Academy, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Jenison Innovation Academy has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large. The school's NCES record marks it as virtual.

The school enrolled 159 students in 2024-25, 76 fewer than the 235 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 33.6:1 in 2020-21 to 16.5:1 in 2024-25.

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