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Holland, Michigan - 7 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Holland City School District #338 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,606 per pupil, Holland City School District ranks #113 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,834
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$15,606
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Holland City School District operates 7 public schools serving 2,834 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Ottawa County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,606 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 48.5% local, 41.5% state, and 10.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 50/100, ranked #338 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 374.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.1% Hispanic or Latino, 31.2% White, 10.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Holland Heights, with a diversity index of 67.9/100.
Its largest campus is Holland High School, enrolling 967 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Holland Virtual Tech High School, at 48 students, a 20x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Holland High School accounts for 34.0% of all Holland City School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Holland City School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Holland City School District school enrollment varies 20× across entities
Holland City School District school enrollment ranges from 48 students (lowest) to 967 students (highest), a spread of 919 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Holland City School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.7% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Holland City School District student-counselor ratio is 374:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Holland City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 28.1% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Holland City School District is typically wider than the Holland City School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Holland City School District?
Holland City School District has 7 schools, including 6 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,834 students.
How much does Holland City School District spend per student?
Holland City School District spends $15,606 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #338 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Holland City School District?
Holland City School District students are 51.1% Hispanic or Latino, 31.2% White, 10.0% African American, 2.6% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Holland City School District?
Holland City School District has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #338 out of 707 districts in Michigan.