Eau Claire Middle School

Set in EAU CLAIRE, Michigan, Eau Claire Middle School is a tiny 6-8 campus, operated by Eau Claire Public Schools. It serves 139 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 502 students each, so Eau Claire Middle School sits 72% leaner than that benchmark.

Eau Claire Middle School is one of 4 schools operated by Eau Claire Public Schools, a district that hosts 587 students overall.

Demographically, Eau Claire Middle School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 28% Black, 20% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Berrien County as a whole is about 6% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Eau Claire Middle School has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Berrien County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, Berrien County reports that median household income runs about $65,425, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Berrien County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,027 students), Eau Claire Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Eau Claire High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Eau Claire Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Eau Claire Middle School's enrollment has contracted 31% since 2018, when it stood at 202 (now 139). Hispanic enrollment moved from 34% to 49% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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