Clio Middle School

Clio Middle School operates as a moderately sized intermediate school in CLIO, Michigan, overseen by Clio Area School District. Current enrollment sits at 564 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Clio Middle School is one of 5 schools operated by Clio Area School District, a district that serves 2,482 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Clio Middle School logs that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest reads as 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Genesee County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Clio Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Genesee County indicate median household earnings sit near $62,281, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clio Middle School is one of 158 public schools in Genesee County (combined enrollment of about 58,534 students).

The closest other public school is Clio Area High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 43%: 981 students in 2018 compared to 564 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.8:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Clio Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.