Bangor Middle School

Bangor Middle School is an intermediate school of compact scale in BANGOR, Michigan, part of Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren), caters to 272 students in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 46% below the state mean of about 502.

Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren) runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 951 students. Bangor Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Bangor Middle School records that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 41% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Van Buren County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Bangor Middle School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Roughly 65% of students at Bangor Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Van Buren County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Van Buren County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,114 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Van Buren County's 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,850 students), Bangor Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Bangor Career Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 18%: 330 students in 2018 compared to 272 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.