CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in CRYSTAL RIVER, Florida, CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is an average-sized intermediate school, run under CITRUS. It serves 906 students across grades 6 through 8.

CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 26 schools operated by CITRUS, a district that teaches 15,594 students overall.

On demographics, CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment; the rest looks like 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Citrus County) records that the typical household earns roughly $56,546 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Citrus County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,594 students), of which CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

CRYSTAL RIVER HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 56.2%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 8%: 838 students in 2018 compared to 906 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 78% across the same window.

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