The MAISD serves 12 local school districts within Muskegon County's 557 square miles. Approximately 28,908 public school students, 1,006 public school academy (charter) students, and 1,164 nonpublic school students are enrolled for the 2010-11 school year.
Over 1,000 preschool students are served through Head Start of Muskegon/Oceana while 76 families enjoy center-based childcare and home-based services through the Early Head Start program. Both federally-funded programs are managed by the MAISD and local school districts.
The MAISD provides career and technical education to over 750 high school juniors and seniors from throughout the county through the Muskegon Area Career Tech Center (MACTC). Over 200 middle school students attend the MACTC’s week-long Summer Fun program as well.
In 2010-11, there are 4,832 special education students within the MAISD service area—4,636 receive services from their local school districts while the remaining SCI/SXI, Autistic, and MoCI students attend the MAISD's center-based program at Wesley School. Monitoring these programs is a mandated service provided by the MAISD.
To provide the leadership, programs and services which complement and enhance the efforts of constituent school districts in extending educational opportunities to all students.....