Central Middle School

Located at 200 32ND ST, in PORT HURON, Michigan, Central Middle School is an average-sized junior high that enrolls 599 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by Port Huron Area School District.

Port Huron Area School District comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 6,916 students; Central Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Central Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 13% Black, 13% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Central Middle School records 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against St. Clair County (around 46%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Central Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 38.2%; this one comes in at 18.1%, -20.1 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for St. Clair County put median household earnings sit near $71,270, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, St. Clair County runs 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,511 students), of which Central Middle School is one.

Virtual Learning Academyof St Clair County is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Central Middle School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Central Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 30% since 2018, when it stood at 851 (now 599). Over the same period, the White share declined from 73% to 67%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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