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Spring Lake Public Schools, Michigan

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Spring Lake Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,297 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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Spring Lake Public Schools is a school district in Michigan (Ottawa County). During the 2024 school year, 2,297 students attended one of the district's six schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Spring Lake Public Schools consists of seven members serving six-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Dustin Brown20252030
Kelly VanderHoek20232030
Courtney Holmes20232028
Jennifer Nicles20172028
Curt Theune20132028
Paul Aldridge20212026
Christopher Beck20212026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,124,000 $893 5%
Local: $16,706,000 $7,022 40%
State: $22,790,000 $9,580 55%
Total: $41,620,000 $17,495
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $35,832,000 $15,061
Total Current Expenditures: $31,464,000 $13,225
Instructional Expenditures: $20,180,000 $8,482 56%
Student and Staff Support: $2,758,000 $1,159 8%
Administration: $3,613,000 $1,518 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,913,000 $2,065 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,404,000 $590
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,137,000 $477
Interest on Debt: $1,016,000 $427


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 72 >=80 <=20 50-59 PS >=80 73
2018-2019 77 60-79 21-39 60-69 PS 60-79 78
2017-2018 65 60-79 40-59 60-69 PS 60-79 65
2016-2017 76 60-79 60-79 60-69 PS 60-79 76
2015-2016 71 60-79 40-59 50-59 PS 40-59 72
2014-2015 67 60-79 >=50 60-69 PS 40-59 68
2013-2014 63 60-79 >=50 40-59 PS 21-39 64
2012-2013 63 40-59 40-59 40-59 PS 40-59 64
2011-2012 64 >=50 >=50 40-59 PS 21-39 65
2010-2011 95 >=50 >=50 >=80 PS >=80 95

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 77 >=80 40-59 60-69 PS 60-79 77
2018-2019 80 60-79 60-79 70-79 PS >=80 81
2017-2018 64 60-79 60-79 60-69 PS 60-79 65
2016-2017 80 >=80 60-79 70-79 PS >=80 79
2015-2016 79 60-79 60-79 50-59 PS 60-79 80
2014-2015 75 60-79 >=50 70-79 PS 60-79 75
2013-2014 87 >=80 >=50 >=80 PS 60-79 87
2012-2013 85 >=80 60-79 >=80 PS 60-79 86
2011-2012 88 >=50 >=50 >=80 PS 60-79 88
2010-2011 95 >=50 >=50 >=80 PS >=80 95

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=95 PS PS PS PS PS >=95
2018-2019 98 PS PS >=50 PS >=95
2017-2018 >=99 PS PS >=50 PS >=95
2016-2017 97 PS PS PS >=50 >=95
2015-2016 95 PS PS >=50 >=95
2014-2015 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2013-2014 98 >=50 PS PS PS >=95
2012-2013 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2011-2012 95 PS PS PS PS >=50 >=95
2010-2011 96 PS PS PS >=50 >=95


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 2,297 -1.5
2022-2023 2,331 -2.1
2021-2022 2,379 -1.8
2020-2021 2,423 -2.1
2019-2020 2,474 0.2
2018-2019 2,468 -0.2
2017-2018 2,472 -0.6
2016-2017 2,487 0.2
2015-2016 2,483 0.9
2014-2015 2,461 -1.3
2013-2014 2,493 1.5
2012-2013 2,455 0.1
2011-2012 2,452 1.6
2010-2011 2,413 -0.4
2009-2010 2,423 1.4
2008-2009 2,389 -0.2
2007-2008 2,394 0.2
2006-2007 2,390 1.5
2005-2006 2,354 2.3
2004-2005 2,300 2.7
2003-2004 2,237 3.9
2002-2003 2,149 1.7
2001-2002 2,113 -0.4
2000-2001 2,121 -2.0
1999-2000 2,163 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Spring Lake Public Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.6 3.7
Black 0.7 18.2
Hispanic 3.7 9.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 3.5 5.3
White 90.5 63.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Spring Lake Public Schools had 143.21 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.04.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.25
Kindergarten: 11.15
Elementary: 61.25
Secondary: 54.76
Total: 143.21

Spring Lake Public Schools employed 10.10 district administrators and 7.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 10.10
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 7.00
School Administrative Support: 15.81
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 35.35
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 3.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.95
Library/Media Support: 4.60
Student Support Services: 10.70
Other Support Services: 72.95


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Spring Lake Public Schools operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Holmes Elementary School420PK-4
Jeffers Elementary School368PK-4
Spring Lake Alternative Education159-12
Spring Lake High School7939-12
Spring Lake Intermediate School3315-9
Spring Lake Middle School3667-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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