Gladwin Intermediate School

Gladwin Intermediate School operates as a mid-sized elementary-level community in GLADWIN, Michigan, run under Gladwin Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 386 students spanning grades 3 through 5.

Gladwin Intermediate School is one of 5 schools operated by Gladwin Community Schools, a district that enrolls 1,655 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Gladwin Intermediate School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Beyond that, the school records 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Gladwin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.8:1, putting Gladwin Intermediate School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 56% of students at Gladwin Intermediate School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Gladwin Intermediate School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Gladwin County put the typical household earns roughly $55,349 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Gladwin Intermediate School is one of 7 public schools in Gladwin County (combined enrollment of about 2,529 students).

Nearest neighbor: Gladwin Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Gladwin Intermediate School comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.2%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gladwin Intermediate School has stayed largely flat, going from 385 students in 2018 to 386 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 94% to 90% across the same window.

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