📍 10160 96th Ave, Allendale, Ottawa County, 49401
Ottawa Area Center is a Special Education serving other age pupils, located in Allendale, Ottawa County. The school has 102 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ottawa Area ISD school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 3.5:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ottawa Area Center enrolls 102 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 64% male and 36% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 3.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 7.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 70 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 7.8% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 3 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
39 of the school's 102 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 38 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ottawa Area Center is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-30, state senate district 30, state house district 88.
Ottawa Area Center is one of 4 schools in Ottawa Area ISD, based in HOLLAND, Michigan. The district serves 1,988 students district-wide and employs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 102 students, Ottawa Area Center is smaller than the district average of about 497 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe