Jenison Junior High School

Jenison Junior High School operates as a substantial middle-grades school in JENISON, Michigan, operated by Jenison Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 754 students spanning grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 50% bigger than the state mean of about 502.

Jenison Public Schools runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,158 students. Jenison Junior High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Jenison Junior High School reports that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder reads as 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the resource side, The school reports having 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Ottawa County (around 34%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Jenison Junior High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.7%; this one delivers 60.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Ottawa County indicate median household income runs about $90,502, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Jenison Junior High School is one of 103 public schools in Ottawa County (combined enrollment of about 42,894 students).

Jenison High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jenison Junior High School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 61.2%.

Jenison Junior High School operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Jenison Junior High School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 746 (now 754). The White share of enrollment contracted from 84% to 79% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Jenison Junior High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.