Hudsonville Public Schools

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Hudsonville Public Schools
Address
3886 Van Buren [1]
Hudsonville
, Michigan , 49426
United States
Coordinates 42°52′13″N85°52′42″W / 42.87028°N 85.87833°W / 42.87028; -85.87833
District information
GradesPreK-12
SuperintendentDr. Douglas VanderJagt (2018-) [2]
Schools13 [3]
BudgetUS$137,728,000 (2021-22 expenditures) [3]
NCES District ID 2618840 [3]
Students and staff
Students6,737 (2023-2024) [3]
Teachers434.66 FTE (2023-24) [3]
Staff881.59 on FTE basis (2023-2024) [3]
Student–teacher ratio15.5 (2023-24) [3]
Colors  
Blue & Maize
Other information
Website www.hudsonvillepublicschools.org

Hudsonville Public Schools is a public school district in Ottawa County, Michigan. It serves the city of Hudsonville and the township of Jamestown and portions of the following townships: Blendon, Georgetown, and Zeeland. [4] The district is a part of the Ottawa Area Intermediate School District. [5]

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History

The present high school opened in fall 1963. VanderMeiden and Koteles was the architecture firm that designed the original building. [6] The pool was expanded in 1990. [7]

In 1996, the freshman campus was established at 5535 School Avenue, in the former junior high school building. [8] This was made possible by the completion of Baldwin Street Middle School. Riley Street Middle School opened four years later. [9]

Enrollment in the district grew every year between the 1999-2000 and 2019-2020 school years, adding 2,488 students during that twenty year period. [10] A bond issue passed in 2011 to build Jamestown Lower Elementary and a new freshman campus on the site of the high school. [11] In fall 2014, the new freshman campus opened northwest of the high school. [12] The former freshman building became an early childhood center.

As a result of the bond issue passed in 2019, several additions were built at the high school, including a connector to the freshman center. [13] [14]

Schools

Schools in Hudsonville Public Schools district [15] [3]
SchoolsAddressNotes
Secondary Schools
Hudsonville High School 5155 32nd Avenue, HudsonvilleGrades 9-12. Opened fall 1963. [16] Northwestern section opened 2014, [17] and connected in 2023. [18] [19]
Baldwin Street Middle3835 Baldwin Street, HudsonvilleGrades 7-8. Opened fall 1996. [20]
Riley Street Middle2745 Riley Street, HudsonvilleGrades 6-8. Opened fall 2000. [21]
Elementary Schools
The 5/6 Building @ Georgetown8175 36th Avenue, HudsonvilleGrades 5-6. Opened 2023. [22]
Alward Elementary3811 Port Sheldon St., HudsonvilleGrades K-4
Bauer Elementary8136 48th Avenue, HudsonvilleGrades K-4
Forest Grove Elementary1645 32nd Avenue, HudsonvilleGrades K-5
Georgetown Elementary3909 Baldwin Street, HudsonvilleGrades K-4
Jamestown Lower Elementary2522 Greenly, HudsonvilleGrades K-2. Opened fall 2013. [23]
Jamestown Upper Elementary3291 Lincoln Ct., HudsonvilleGrades 3-5
Park Elementary5525 Park Avenue, HudsonvilleGrades K-4
South Elementary4900 40th Avenue, HudsonvilleGrades K-5
Preschools
Early Childhood Center5535 School Avenue, Hudsonvillepreschool

Awards

US Department of Education National Blue Ribbon School [24]

Michigan Schools to Watch [25]

References

  1. ↑ Hudsonville Public Schools. "Hudsonville Public Schools" . Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Hudsonville School Board appoints next superintendent". MLive.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Hudsonville Public School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Ottawa County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  5. ↑ Ottawa Area ISD. "Ottawa Area ISD" . Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Graduation First, Classes Later". The Grand Rapids Press. September 1, 1963. p. 9.
  7. ↑ Cunningham, Jeffrey (October 2, 2015). "Hudsonville to debut new natatorium and auditorium to the public". MLive.
  8. ↑ Essenburg, Keith (June 28, 2001). "Project to improve parking, safety OK'd". The Grand Rapids Press. p. BB.
  9. ↑ Essenburg, Jesse (August 21, 2000). "Second middle school to open this fall". The Muskegon Chronicle. p. B1.
  10. ↑ Ballotpedia. "Hudsonville Public Schools" . Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  11. ↑ Vande Bunte, Matt (May 4, 2011). "Hudsonville voters pass $82 million bond for new schools, pool". MLive.
  12. ↑ Cunningham, Jeffrey (October 2, 2015). "Hudsonville to debut new natatorium and auditorium to the public". MLive.
  13. ↑ GMB Architects. "Hudsonville Public Schools" . Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Hudsonville to celebrate massive, $139M high school expansion projects". FOX 17 News. December 6, 2023.
  15. ↑ Hudsonville Public Schools. "Schools" . Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Graduation First, Classes Later". The Grand Rapids Press. September 1, 1963. p. 9.
  17. ↑ Cunningham, Jeffrey (October 2, 2015). "Hudsonville to debut new natatorium and auditorium to the public". MLive.
  18. ↑ GMB Architects. "Hudsonville Public Schools" . Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Hudsonville to celebrate massive, $139M high school expansion projects". FOX 17 News. December 6, 2023.
  20. ↑ Essenburg, Jesse (August 21, 2000). "Second middle school to open this fall". The Muskegon Chronicle. p. B1.
  21. ↑ Essenburg, Jesse (August 21, 2000). "Second middle school to open this fall". The Muskegon Chronicle. p. B1.
  22. ↑ GMB. "An Upper Elementary School with Room to Grow" . Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  23. ↑ Vande Bunte, Matt (May 4, 2011). "Hudsonville voters pass $82 million bond for new schools, pool". MLive.
  24. ↑ "Schools Recognized 1982-2017" (PDF). National Blue Ribbon Schools Program . United States Department of Education . Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  25. ↑ Michigan Schools to Watch
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