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School districts in Allegan County, MI
Allegan County has 10 regular public school districts, enrolling 16,433 students in 2024–25. The largest is Wayland Union Schools (2,729 students, 17% of the county), followed by Plainwell Community Schools and Hamilton Community Schools. All 10 offer kindergarten. Michigan's kindergarten cutoff: turn 5 by September 1.
The 10 districts, largest first
| District and office | Grades | Schools | Students | Kindergarten | District office contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayland Union Schools 850 E SUPERIOR ST, WAYLAND also serves Barry County and Kent County | Pre-K–12 | 7 | 2,729 | 264 | (269) 792-2181 |
| Plainwell Community Schools 600 SCHOOL DR, PLAINWELL also serves Barry County and Kalamazoo County | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 2,634 | 219 | (269) 685-5823 |
| Hamilton Community Schools 4815 136TH AVE, HAMILTON | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 2,528 | 219 | (269) 751-5148 |
| Otsego Public Schools 400 SHERWOOD ST, OTSEGO also serves Kalamazoo County and Van Buren County | Pre-K–12 | 6 | 2,368 | 182 | (269) 694-7900 |
| Allegan Public Schools 550 5TH ST, ALLEGAN | Pre-K–12 | 8 | 2,046 | 172 | (269) 673-5431 |
| Hopkins Public Schools 400 S CLARK ST, HOPKINS | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,419 | 124 | (269) 793-7261 |
| Fennville Public Schools 5 MEMORIAL DR, FENNVILLE | Pre-K–12 | 4 | 1,219 | 84 | (269) 722-3350 |
| Saugatuck Public Schools 201 RANDOLPH ST, DOUGLAS | Pre-K–12 | 3 | 819 | 58 | (269) 857-1444 |
| Martin Public Schools 1556 CHALMERS, MARTIN also serves Barry County | Pre-K–12 | 2 | 630 | 63 | (269) 442-0500 |
| Glenn Public School District 1394 ADAMS, GLENN | K–6 | 1 | 41 | 9 | (269) 512-7970 |
Allegan County at a glance
Together the 10 districts run 47 schools from offices in 10 towns. The smallest by enrollment is Glenn Public School District, with 41 students; the median Allegan County district has 1,419. By grade span: 9 Pre-K–12 and 1 K–6.
Kindergarten in 2024–25, counting the 10 districts that report a K grade: 1,394 children. The biggest kindergarten was Wayland Union Schools's, with 264; Plainwell Community Schools had 219, and the smallest, Glenn Public School District, had 9.
Allegan County holds 10 of Michigan's 536 regular districts (1.9%) and 1.4% of its 1,214,168 public school students, ranking 14th of 83 counties by number of districts and 17th by enrollment. By size, 7 enroll 1,000 to 4,999 and 3 have fewer than 1,000 students, and the average school here has about 350 students.
4 districts reach past the county line: Wayland Union Schools (into Barry County and Kent County), Plainwell Community Schools (into Barry County and Kalamazoo County), Otsego Public Schools (into Kalamazoo County and Van Buren County) and Martin Public Schools (into Barry County).
Which district am I in?
Each district draws its own attendance zones, so your home address decides it, and with 4 of Allegan County's districts crossing county lines the county alone won't. There is no address lookup here; ask the district. Each one's own site:
Wayland Union Schools · Plainwell Community Schools · Hamilton Community Schools · Otsego Public Schools · Allegan Public Schools · Hopkins Public Schools · Fennville Public Schools · Saugatuck Public Schools · Martin Public Schools · Glenn Public School District
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