Central Middle School

Located at 300 W B ST, in IRON MOUNTAIN, Michigan, Central Middle School is a rural-scale middle-grades school that teaches 109 students (grades 7 through 8), part of Iron Mountain Public Schools. That puts it 78% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

Iron Mountain Public Schools runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 813 students. Central Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Central Middle School logs that 80% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Dickinson County as a whole is about 93% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. 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 noticeably above Dickinson County's rate of about 46%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Dickinson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $65,156 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Dickinson County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,632 students), of which Central Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Iron Mountain High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Central Middle School has declined 11%, going from 123 students in 2018 to 109 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 90% to 80% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

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