FC Reed Middle School

FC Reed Middle School is a junior high of compact scale in BRIDGMAN, Michigan, operated by Bridgman Public Schools, instructing 261 students in grades 5 through 8. That puts it 48% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

Across the 3 schools in Bridgman Public Schools (809 students total), FC Reed Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, FC Reed Middle School shows that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, FC Reed Middle School lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Berrien County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, FC Reed Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.3%; this one delivers 58.1%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Berrien County put the typical household earns roughly $65,425 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. FC Reed Middle School is one of 75 public schools in Berrien County (combined enrollment of about 21,027 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bridgman High School, around 0.6 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FC Reed Middle School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 57.4%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 10%: 289 students in 2018 compared to 261 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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