Berrien Springs Middle School

Berrien Springs Middle School operates as a low-enrollment middle school in Berrien Springs, Michigan, one of the schools within Berrien Springs Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 424 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Berrien Springs Public Schools comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,989 students; Berrien Springs Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Berrien Springs Middle School lists that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 32% Black, 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Berrien Springs Middle School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Berrien Springs Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.4%, the actual is 39.8%, a residual of -0.6 points.

In the broader community, Berrien County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,425, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Berrien County runs 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,027 students), of which Berrien Springs Middle School is one.

Berrien Springs Virtual Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Berrien Springs Middle School's enrollment has fell 3% since 2018, when it stood at 437 (now 424). White enrollment moved from 48% to 38% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.