Schools and Crime Data: North Muskegon vs Nearby Areas
A snapshot comparison for people weighing waterfront life across the North Muskegon and Muskegon area.
How to use this page
Data refreshed: March 5, 2026. Definitions and collection methods can vary by source.
None of it promises anything about a specific street, subdivision, or school building. It is district and city data, gathered to help you ask better questions. Boundaries matter, and school assignment can change by address. If you have a specific neighborhood in mind, verify district boundaries and the current school assignment directly.
What the tables show: The tables below list the indicators shown for each district and jurisdiction using the sources linked at the bottom. Use them as a starting point and verify details (and trends over time) with the official sources linked below. This page is general information, not advice; see our Terms of Use and Disclaimer.
School district comparison
These are district-level summaries (not a guarantee about any single building). Reading and math proficiency and the graduation rate are pulled from publicly reported school summary pages. Student-teacher ratios are taken from the NCES CCD district directory so the ratio column is consistent across districts.
| District | Grad rate | Reading | Math | Student-teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Muskegon Public Schools | 95% | 53% | 40% | 15.66 |
| Mona Shores Public School District | 93% | 48% | 32% | 17.81 |
| Reeths-Puffer Schools | 94% | 40% | 29% | 17.06 |
| Muskegon Public Schools | 81% | 14% | 5% | 18.38 |
| Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System | 65% | 5% | 2% | 14.66 |
One caution on reading the school table
If you are evaluating a specific building or program, check building-level reporting and current enrollment boundaries - district averages can differ from one building to another, and the table above only shows districts.
Crime-rate snapshot (per 100,000 residents)
School districts do not map cleanly to one city, so the crime numbers below are city or township figures. Reeths-Puffer is a school district, not a city, so there is no single “Reeths-Puffer crime rate.” The table includes Muskegon Charter Township as one overlapping jurisdiction commonly associated with parts of the district; other parts of the district fall in different jurisdictions.
| Area | Violent | Property | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Muskegon | 121.8 | 1,194.2 | 1,316.0 |
| Norton Shores | 192.0 | 1,883.9 | 2,075.9 |
| Muskegon Charter Township (Reeths-Puffer area proxy) | 275.1 | 2,172.7 | 2,447.8 |
| City of Muskegon | 738.5 | 2,995.7 | 3,734.2 |
| Muskegon Heights | 1,709.6 | 3,278.3 | 4,987.9 |
Crime-rate values above are shown per 100,000 residents on the linked source pages. Definitions and reporting periods vary between sources, so confirm recent trends in official reporting where available.
Sources and verification
The tables above are built from publicly available summary pages. Use them as a starting point, then verify with official dashboards and with address-level boundary checks.
- North Muskegon Public Schools (district profile)
- Mona Shores Public School District (district profile)
- Reeths-Puffer Schools (district profile)
- Muskegon Public Schools (district profile)
- Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System (district profile)
- NCES: North Muskegon Public Schools district directory (student-teacher ratio)
- NCES: Mona Shores district directory (student-teacher ratio)
- NCES: Reeths-Puffer district directory (student-teacher ratio)
- NCES: Muskegon Public Schools district directory (student-teacher ratio)
- NCES: Muskegon Heights PSA System district directory (student-teacher ratio)
- North Muskegon crime snapshot
- Norton Shores crime snapshot
- Muskegon Charter Township crime snapshot
- Muskegon crime snapshot
- Muskegon Heights crime snapshot
- Michigan State Police: Crime in Michigan dashboard announcement
Note: Smaller jurisdictions can show larger year-to-year swings in per-100,000 rates; check multi-year trends on the official dashboard.
Bottom Line
If school performance and crime rates matter to your decision, pull this kind of data early, then verify at the address and building level. District averages and citywide crime rates can hide meaningful differences within a few miles.
If this data is part of a move, pair it with the North Muskegon micro-areas guide to see how the neighborhoods differ street by street, and the Muskegon waterfront moving checklist for the rest of the address-level questions worth confirming. Schools and crime are two address-level checks; flooding history and other hidden risks are another, covered in the flooding and hidden-risks guide.
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