Whitehall Senior High School

As a middle-of-the-pack four-year high school in WHITEHALL, Michigan, Whitehall Senior High School enrolls 597 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by Whitehall District Schools. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 30% bigger than typical.

Whitehall District Schools runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,013 students. Whitehall Senior High School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Whitehall Senior High School lists that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Muskegon County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Whitehall Senior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 35% of students at Whitehall Senior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Muskegon County (around 59%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Around the school, Muskegon County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,024 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Whitehall Senior High School is one of 71 public schools in Muskegon County (combined enrollment of about 25,245 students).

The closest other public school is Shoreline Elementary School, roughly 1.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 673 students in 2018 compared to 597 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 7% to 2% across the same window.

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