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Jenison, Michigan - 11 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Jenison Public Schools #316 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,834 per pupil, Jenison Public Schools ranks #227 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,198
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$13,834
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jenison Public Schools operates 11 public schools serving 5,198 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 3 combined, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $13,834 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 28.9% local, 60.6% state, and 10.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 51/100, ranked #316 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 2 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 565.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.7% White, 11.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bursley School, with a diversity index of 47.9/100.
Its largest campus is Jenison High School, enrolling 1,506 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Jia Elementary, at 83 students, a 18x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Jenison High School accounts for 29.0% of all Jenison Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jenison Public Schools-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.
Jenison Public Schools school enrollment varies 18× across entities
Jenison Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 83 students (lowest) to 1,506 students (highest), a spread of 1,423 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Jenison Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 565:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Jenison Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 19.5% — 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 Jenison Public Schools is typically wider than the Jenison Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Jenison Public Schools has 11 schools, including 3 combined, 1 middle, 7 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,198 students.
How much does Jenison Public Schools spend per student?
Jenison Public Schools spends $13,834 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #316 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Jenison Public Schools?
Jenison Public Schools students are 77.7% White, 11.7% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jenison Public Schools?
Jenison Public Schools has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #316 out of 707 districts in Michigan.