Muskegon County - Quality of Life

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EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT INFORMATION
COMMUNITY	SCHOOL DISTRICT	STUDENTS	INSTRUCTORS	HIGH SCHOOLS
Fruitport	Fruitport Community Schools	3,600	185	1
Holton	Holton Public Schools	1,218	74	1
Montague	Montague Area Public Schools	1,611	82	1
Muskegon	Muskegon Public Schools	7,370	500	1
Muskegon	Orchard View Schools	2,792	147	1
Muskegon	Reeths-Puffer Schools	4,354	218	1
Muskegon	Oakridge Public Schools	1,908	95	1
Muskegon Heights	Muskegon Heights Public Schools	2,778	130	1
North Muskegon	North Muskegon Public Schools	774	49	1
Norton Shores	Mona Shores Public Schools	3,637	188	1
Ravenna	Ravenna Public Schools	1,057	60	1
Whitehall	Whitehall District School	1,953	101	1
Source: MI Department of Education, 1997

TWO YEAR COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
Muskegon Community College	Muskegon	5,500

FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
Baker College of Muskegon	Muskegon	1,790
Grand Valley State University	Ottawa Co.	13,384
Source: MI Department of Education, 1996

MEDICAL FACILITIES
TYPE OF FACILITY	# IN COUNTY	# OF BEDS
Hospitals	4	487
Source: MI Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 1998

HOUSING (2000)
OWNER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN VALUE	RENTER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN RENT
38,766	$85,900	13,858	$453
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

CLIMATE
MONTH	AVG. MIN TEMP	AVG. MAX TEMP.
January	17F./-8C.	29F./-2C.
July	60F./16C.	80F./27C.
PRECIPITATION	RAINFALL	SNOWFALL
Average Annual	31in./79cm.	109in./277cm.
GROWING SEASON	DAYS ABOVE 90F/32C	DAYS BELOW 0F/-18C
156	5	5
Source: NOAA Climate Summary, 1995

RECREATION COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS

Muskegon Museum of Art; Great Lakes Maritime Museum - USS Silverside Submarine Display; Muskegon Summer Celebration, CHL Professional Hockey Team (Muskegon Fury); Muskegon Art Fair; Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp; Muskegon Air Fair, Muskegon Winter Sports Complex, many miles of white sand Lake Michigan beaches; Blue Lake Recreation Center; outdoor recreational activities include boating, fishing, camping, and hiking.

Source: Local County Economic Development Contact