Clinton Middle School

Set in CLINTON, Michigan, Clinton Middle School is a modestly sized middle-grades school, overseen by Clinton Community Schools. It educates 282 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 44% below the state mean of about 502.

Across the 5 schools in Clinton Community Schools (1,238 students total), Clinton Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Clinton Middle School logs that nearly all students (91%) are White; the rest breaks down as 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Clinton Middle School records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Lenawee County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Clinton Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.9%, the actual is 49.0%, a residual of -4.0 points.

In the broader community, Lenawee County reports that median household earnings sit near $70,518, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Clinton Middle School is one of 47 public schools in Lenawee County (combined enrollment of about 14,256 students).

The closest other public school is Clinton Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Clinton Middle School.

Clinton Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 281 students in 2018 compared to 282 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Clinton Middle School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.