SPRING LAKE, Mich. (WOOD) — A new study found a school in Ottawa County is the third safest in Michigan.
Spring Lake Public Schools landed the rating from the website Niche.
Niche bases its rankings on data from the U.S. Department of Education from 2014 to 2016, which is the most recent available. Some of the factors include absentee rates, suspensions and school-related arrests. The rankings don’t coincide with wealth or size of the school. The assessment also includes parent and student surveys about how safe they feel.
>>Online: See the statewide rankings and find where your district stands
Spring Lake Superintendent Dennis Furton said he was partly surprised by the news.
“You are always a little surprised by any recognition. On the other hand, knowing the staff here and the community we serve, I’m not surprised,” he said.
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