Early College at Montcalm Community College

Early College at Montcalm Community College, a minimally staffed four-year high school in SIDNEY, Michigan, run under Montcalm Area ISD, hosts 67 students, covering grades 11 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 85% smaller than the state mean of about 460.

Early College at Montcalm Community College is one of 4 schools operated by Montcalm Area ISD, a district that teaches 208 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Early College at Montcalm Community College logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Montcalm County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Early College at Montcalm Community College tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Montcalm County's rate of about 57%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Montcalm County indicate median household income runs about $67,344, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Montcalm County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,168 students), Early College at Montcalm Community College is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Central Montcalm Upper Elem School, around 1.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Early College at Montcalm Community College.

Early College at Montcalm Community College operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Early College at Montcalm Community College has ticked down 26%, going from 90 students in 2018 to 67 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 26.5:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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