Edwardsburg Middle School

Edwardsburg Middle School is one of the medium-sized middle schools in EDWARDSBURG, Michigan, one of the schools within Edwardsburg Public Schools, with 612 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 22% above the state mean of about 502.

Within Edwardsburg Public Schools, which oversees 6 schools and 2,519 students, Edwardsburg Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Edwardsburg Middle School reports that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest consists of 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.3:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 37% of students at Edwardsburg Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cass County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Edwardsburg Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.9%, the actual is 57.1%, a residual of +7.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Cass County put median household income runs about $70,443, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cass County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,258 students), of which Edwardsburg Middle School is one.

Edwardsburg High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Edwardsburg Middle School at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 64.3%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 686 students in 2018 compared to 612 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 23.3:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Edwardsburg Middle School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.