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Zeeland Public Schools, Michigan

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Zeeland Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 5,916 (2023-2024)
Schools: 12 (2023-2024)
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Zeeland Public Schools is a school district in Michigan (Ottawa and Allegan counties). During the 2024 school year, 5,916 students attended one of the district's 12 schools.

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

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School board

Zeeland 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
Chad Creevy
Tom DenHerder
Rick Dernberger
April DeWitt
Heidi Geerlings
Betsy Kikstra
Tami Mannes

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: $5,801,000 $951 5%
Local: $41,335,000 $6,776 38%
State: $60,416,000 $9,904 56%
Total: $107,552,000 $17,631
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $99,732,000 $16,349
Total Current Expenditures: $82,719,000 $13,560
Instructional Expenditures: $52,273,000 $8,569 52%
Student and Staff Support: $8,677,000 $1,422 9%
Administration: $9,464,000 $1,551 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $12,305,000 $2,017 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $8,380,000 $1,373
Construction: $5,181,000 $849
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $4,212,000 $690
Interest on Debt: $4,421,000 $724


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 47 45-49 20-29 32 PS 55-59 51
2018-2019 55 50-54 20-29 35 PS 55-59 60
2017-2018 47 35-39 20-29 35 PS 45-49 50
2016-2017 56 50-54 20-29 35 PS 50-54 60
2015-2016 54 55-59 30-39 33 PS 40-44 58
2014-2015 54 50-54 20-29 32 PS 50-54 58
2013-2014 51 45-49 11-19 30 PS 45-49 55
2012-2013 50 50-54 30-39 34 PS 50-54 53
2011-2012 47 45-49 11-19 25 <50 45-49 51
2010-2011 88 80-84 70-79 75-79 >=80 85-89 90

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 64 60-64 30-39 50 PS 60-64 67
2018-2019 66 65-69 30-39 53 PS 60-64 70
2017-2018 57 45-49 40-49 46 PS 50-54 59
2016-2017 68 60-64 50-59 46 PS 65-69 72
2015-2016 66 60-64 30-39 50 PS 50-54 69
2014-2015 69 70-74 50-59 53 PS 65-69 72
2013-2014 75 65-69 40-49 62 PS 65-69 78
2012-2013 72 65-69 40-59 60 PS 70-74 74
2011-2012 71 60-64 50-59 54 >=50 70-74 74
2010-2011 87 80-84 70-79 80-84 >=80 75-79 88

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 92 >=80 >=50 85-89 PS >=50 93
2018-2019 94 >=80 >=50 >=90 PS >=50 94
2017-2018 92 >=90 >=50 70-79 PS >=50 95
2016-2017 92 >=80 PS 80-89 >=50 93
2015-2016 91 >=80 >=50 80-84 >=50 94
2014-2015 92 >=80 >=50 80-89 >=50 93
2013-2014 92 >=80 >=50 80-89 >=50 94
2012-2013 89 >=80 >=50 70-79 PS >=50 90
2011-2012 90 60-79 >=50 80-89 PS PS 93
2010-2011 83 60-79 >=50 60-69 PS >=50 86


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 5,916 -1.6
2022-2023 6,010 -1.5
2021-2022 6,100 0.5
2020-2021 6,072 -3.9
2019-2020 6,308 1.1
2018-2019 6,241 2.1
2017-2018 6,107 2.1
2016-2017 5,978 1.6
2015-2016 5,880 0.9
2014-2015 5,828 1.8
2013-2014 5,722 0.4
2012-2013 5,697 -1.1
2011-2012 5,757 0.2
2010-2011 5,743 1.1
2009-2010 5,682 3.0
2008-2009 5,510 1.7
2007-2008 5,416 2.9
2006-2007 5,261 0.6
2005-2006 5,230 2.8
2004-2005 5,084 1.5
2003-2004 5,008 2.9
2002-2003 4,863 2.9
2001-2002 4,721 -0.7
2000-2001 4,753 2.0
1999-2000 4,660 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Zeeland Public Schools (%) Michigan K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 3.5 3.7
Black 1.5 18.2
Hispanic 17.3 9.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 4.7 5.3
White 72.7 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, Zeeland Public Schools had 374.38 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.8.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 9.31
Kindergarten: 23.63
Elementary: 151.92
Secondary: 157.72
Total: 374.38

Zeeland Public Schools employed 16.60 district administrators and 28.45 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 16.60
District Administrative Support: 3.00
School Administrators: 28.45
School Administrative Support: 55.05
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 90.88
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 5.90
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 2.00
Student Support Services: 51.62
Other Support Services: 167.96


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]

Zeeland Public Schools operates 12 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Adams Elementary School377PK-5
Cityside Middle School7676-8
Creekside Middle School5815-8
Lincoln Elementary School368PK-5
New Groningen School534KG-5
Quincy Elementary School478PK-5
Roosevelt Elementary School262PK-5
Venture Academy809-12
Woodbridge Elementary School392KG-5
Zeeland East High School9569-12
Zeeland Quest146KG-8
Zeeland West High School9539-12

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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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