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Spring Lake High School

16140 148TH AVE, SPRING LAKE, MI 49456 · (616) 846-5501 · Ottawa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL795 STUDENTS
Enrollment
795
High
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 460
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
132 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 55%
Community
4
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 921627%
Grade 1019024%
Grade 1118423%
Grade 1220526%
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
72691%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
273%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
172%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
203%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
41652%
Female
37948%

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Where Spring Lake High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Ottawa County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
795#193 of 844#9 of 18
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
20.6:1#437 of 548#11 of 11
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
16.4%#429 of 550#11 of 11
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.6%#353 of 436#3 of 7
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
795
-56 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 22.4:1
% White
91%
was 93%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-2579538.620.6:117% (132)
2023-2479338.120.8:114% (114)
2022-2378839.919.8:116% (124)
2017-188513822.4:117% (144)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Lake High School.

About Spring Lake High School

Spring Lake High School is a high-enrollment high school. Its address is in SPRING LAKE, Michigan. It reports enrollment of 795 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Michigan enroll around 460, and this school is 73% larger than that mark.

Spring Lake Public Schools (6 schools, 2,271 students) runs Spring Lake High School.

A large majority of enrollment at Spring Lake High School is White, at 91%. The rest of enrollment is 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The diversity index for Spring Lake High School is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 20.6:1. The school has 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 21.6:1. Federal data show 17% of students (132) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 17 points below the 34% average for public schools in Ottawa County.

The school is in Ottawa County, where median household income comes to about $90,502, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Across Ottawa County, 103 public schools serve about 42,894 students.

Spring Lake Alternative Education, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 795, down from 851 in 2017-18. By 2024-25, the school had 20.6 students per teacher, compared with 22.4 in 2017-18.

This page is set up for the Spring Lake High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Ottawa County at a glance

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Population
301,203
Census ACS
Median income
$90,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
42,894 students

Quick facts

School name
Spring Lake High School
District
Spring Lake Public Schools
Address
16140 148TH AVE, SPRING LAKE, MI 49456
Phone
(616) 846-5501
County
Ottawa County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
795
Teachers (FTE)
39
Student–teacher ratio
20.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
132 (17%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
263255006806
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Spring Lake Public Schools
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Frequently asked questions

About Spring Lake High School
What is the total enrollment at Spring Lake High School?
Spring Lake High School enrolls approximately 795 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Spring Lake High School serve?
Spring Lake High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Spring Lake High School have?
Spring Lake High School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spring Lake High School?
At Spring Lake High School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Spring Lake High School public or private?
Spring Lake High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Spring Lake Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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