Chippewa Middle School

As a mid-tier junior high in OKEMOS, Michigan, Chippewa Middle School teaches 726 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Okemos Public Schools. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 502 students each, so Chippewa Middle School sits 45% above that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in Okemos Public Schools (4,639 students total), Chippewa Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Chippewa Middle School lists that 56% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 24% Asian, 9% multiracial, 7% Black, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Ingham County's rate of about 49%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Chippewa Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.9%; this one delivers 67.8%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Ingham County put median household earnings sit near $65,526, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ingham County runs 100 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,914 students), of which Chippewa Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Kinawa School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chippewa Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 62.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 4%: 701 students in 2018 compared to 726 in 2025.

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