Constantine Middle School

Constantine Middle School is a junior high of cozy scale in CONSTANTINE, Michigan, overseen by Constantine Public School District, teacheing 309 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 38% smaller than the state mean of about 502.

Across the 5 schools in Constantine Public School District (1,247 students total), Constantine Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Constantine Middle School reports that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 7% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Constantine Middle School logs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 52% of students at Constantine Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Constantine Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.6%.

Around the school, census data for St. Joseph County shows median household earnings sit near $66,425, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Constantine Middle School is one of 32 public schools in St. Joseph County (combined enrollment of about 9,517 students).

Constantine High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Constantine Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Constantine Middle School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 37.7%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Constantine Middle School has edged down 11%, going from 346 students in 2018 to 309 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 3% to 7%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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