DeWitt Middle School

DeWitt Middle School is a middle-grades school of well-populated scale in DEWITT, Michigan, one of the schools within DeWitt Public Schools, instructing 754 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 50% larger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

Across the 5 schools in DeWitt Public Schools (3,109 students total), DeWitt Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, DeWitt Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school lists 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, DeWitt Middle School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.7:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Clinton County (around 30%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DeWitt Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.3%, the actual is 61.8%, a residual of +0.5 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Clinton County put the typical household earns roughly $88,210 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. DeWitt Middle School is one of 26 public schools in Clinton County (combined enrollment of about 9,640 students).

Herbison Woods Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DeWitt Middle School. On composite proficiency, DeWitt Middle School comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 47.1%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DeWitt Middle School has increased 42%, going from 531 students in 2018 to 754 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.