UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM) – The first nose count among public schools along the Lakeshore was taken on Wednesday (Oct. 6, 2021).
Preliminary student count numbers disclosed by the six local districts are as follows:
- Holland Public Schools – 3,081 (-93 from Fall 2020)
- West Ottawa Public Schools – 6,575 (+138)
- Zeeland Public Schools – 6,262 (+130)
- Hamilton Community Schools – 2,350 (-236)
- Saugatuck Public Schools – 835 (+32)
- Fennville Public Schools – 1,303 (+8)
The student count on the first Wednesday in October weighs heavily on how per-pupil funding is distributed from the state to local districts. Schools will have a brief period to adjust these figures, and a second count on the first Wednesday in February completes the per-pupil funding formula.
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