Big Rapids Middle School

Big Rapids Middle School operates as a middle-of-the-pack middle school in BIG RAPIDS, Michigan, one of the schools within Big Rapids Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 644 students spanning grades 5 through 8. That puts it 28% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

Within Big Rapids Public Schools, which oversees 6 schools and 2,405 students, Big Rapids Middle School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Big Rapids Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Other groups include 7% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Mecosta County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Big Rapids Middle School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.5:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 46% of students at Big Rapids Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Mecosta County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Big Rapids Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.7%, the actual is 37.8%, a residual of -7.9 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Mecosta County) logs that median household income runs about $60,951, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Big Rapids Middle School is one of 19 public schools in Mecosta County (combined enrollment of about 5,219 students).

The closest other public school is Eastwood Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Big Rapids Middle School's enrollment has grew 20% since 2018, when it stood at 538 (now 644).

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