Ashley Middle School

Ashley Middle School operates as a very small 6-8 campus in ASHLEY, Michigan, one of the schools within Ashley Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 54 students spanning grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 89% leaner than the state mean of about 502.

Within Ashley Community Schools, which oversees 4 schools and 203 students, Ashley Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Ashley Middle School lists that nearly all students (83%) are White. The remainder comes out to 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Ashley Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 78% of students at Ashley Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Gratiot County (around 64%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Gratiot County) shows that median household earnings sit near $63,556, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Ashley Middle School is one of 24 public schools in Gratiot County (combined enrollment of about 5,245 students).

The closest other public school is Ashley Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Ashley Middle School operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ashley Middle School has decreased 30%, going from 77 students in 2018 to 54 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 94% to 83% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.