About West Ottawa Public School District
West Ottawa Public School District is a public school system serving Ottawa County, Michigan, based in Holland. It serves 6,757 students across 13 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a suburb: mid-size district. By enrollment it is the #34 largest of Michigan’s 880 school systems.
Size and structure
West Ottawa Public School District enrolls 6,757 students in 13 schools — an average of about 520 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #34 of 880 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in West Ottawa Public School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (6,757 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
West Ottawa Public School District employs about 427 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 15.8:1 — below the Michigan average of about 16.5:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 916.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How Michigan funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for West Ottawa Public School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
Michigan reports accountability through MI School Data, hosting the federally required MI School Index (0–100 across ESSA components such as proficiency, growth, graduation, English-learner progress and chronic absenteeism) and a Parent Dashboard. Look up West Ottawa Public School District on the MI School Data Parent Dashboard.
Accreditation status
Michigan has no state accreditation requirement; the Michigan Department of Education directs districts to Cognia, the de facto K-12 accreditor used across the state. Look up West Ottawa Public School District in the free Cognia registry.
West Ottawa Public School District vs. Michigan
See every Michigan district side by side in the Michigan directory.
Look up West Ottawa Public School District’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):