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Otsego High School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Otsego High School
Located at 550 WASHINGTON ST, in OTSEGO, Michigan, Otsego High School is a heavily attended senior high that enrolls 708 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Otsego Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 54% larger than the state mean of about 460.
Across the 6 schools in Otsego Public Schools (2,361 students total), Otsego High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, Otsego High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest comes out to 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Allegan County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Allegan County's rate of about 43%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Allegan County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,283 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Allegan County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,174 students), Otsego High School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Otsego West Campus High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Otsego High School.
The school occupies a town-based site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Otsego High School has grew 4%, going from 679 students in 2018 to 708 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.9:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 today.
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