Calhoun County Youth Center

Set in MARSHALL, Michigan, Calhoun County Youth Center is a rural-scale multi-level school, one of the schools within Calhoun Intermediate School District. It instructs 9 students across grades 4 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 281 students per school, that is 97% leaner than typical.

Calhoun Intermediate School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 213 students. Calhoun County Youth Center is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Calhoun County Youth Center reports that 56% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 44% Black. By comparison, Calhoun County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 4.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Calhoun County's rate of about 56%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Calhoun County) records that median household earnings sit near $63,177, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Calhoun County runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,982 students), of which Calhoun County Youth Center is one.

Gordon Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Calhoun County Youth Center.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Calhoun County Youth Center has edged down 62%, going from 24 students in 2018 to 9 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment increased from 21% to 44% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 8.0:1 in 2018 to 4.5:1 today.

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