Gull Lake Middle School

Gull Lake Middle School is a medium-sized junior high in RICHLAND, Michigan, run under Gull Lake Community Schools. The school works with 717 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 43% above the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

Gull Lake Community Schools comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,402 students; Gull Lake Middle School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Gull Lake Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). The remainder is composed of 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 34% of students at Gull Lake Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kalamazoo County (around 45%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Gull Lake Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.2%.

In the broader community, Kalamazoo County reports that median household income runs about $72,532, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Kalamazoo County runs 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,151 students), of which Gull Lake Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Richland Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gull Lake Middle School has ticked up 8%, going from 664 students in 2018 to 717 in 2025.

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