Eaton Rapids Middle School

Eaton Rapids Middle School is one of the low-enrollment 6-8 campuss in EATON RAPIDS, Michigan, operated by Eaton Rapids Public Schools, with 410 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Within Eaton Rapids Public Schools, which oversees 6 schools and 1,914 students, Eaton Rapids Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Eaton Rapids Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). Beyond that, the school logs 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Eaton County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Eaton Rapids Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 51.7%; actual is 33.7%, a gap of -18.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Eaton County indicate median household earnings sit near $79,597, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Eaton County's 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,025 students), Eaton Rapids Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Greyhound Intermediate School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Eaton Rapids Middle School comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 39.6%.

Eaton Rapids Middle School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Eaton Rapids Middle School's enrollment has fell 18% since 2018, when it stood at 497 (now 410). Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Eaton Rapids Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.