Gaylord Intermediate School

As a moderately sized middle school in GAYLORD, Michigan, Gaylord Intermediate School educates 632 students from grades 4 through 6, overseen by Gaylord Community Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 26% larger than the state mean of about 502.

Gaylord Community Schools comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,747 students; Gaylord Intermediate School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Gaylord Intermediate School lists that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Otsego County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gaylord Intermediate School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.7%, the actual is 39.0%, a residual of -0.7 points.

In the broader community, Otsego County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,183, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Gaylord Intermediate School is one of 8 public schools in Otsego County (combined enrollment of about 3,337 students).

Gaylord Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Gaylord Intermediate School comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 41.8%.

Gaylord Intermediate School operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gaylord Intermediate School has ticked down 13%, going from 727 students in 2018 to 632 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Gaylord Intermediate School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.