Editing Allendale, Michigan (section)

==Education==

=== Primary and secondary schools===
[[File:Cook Carillon Tower.JPG|thumb|Cook Carillon Tower at Grand Valley State University Allendale campus]]
* [[Allendale Public Schools]]
** [[Allendale High School]]
**New Options Alternative High School
**Allendale Middle School
**Oakwood Intermediate School
**Springview Elementary
**Evergreen Elementary
* Allendale Christian School

===Higher education===
The main campus of [[Grand Valley State University]], founded in 1960, is located in Allendale on {{convert|1237|acre|km2}}. [[Grand Valley State University]] is the fastest growing university in the United States, both in population and physical size, as the university is continually building more facilities. The university is also ranked as one of the top up and coming schools in the Midwest. The university enrolls a total of just under 25,000 students on the Allendale campus and two campuses in the surrounding area, and offers over 200 areas of study, making it the largest university in the [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]] region.<ref name=quickfacts>{{cite web | title = Quick Facts About Grand Valley  | work = Grand Valley State University web site| publisher = Grand Valley State University | url = http://www.gvsu.edu/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.aboutgvsu | access-date = September 29, 2009}}</ref>