Ida Middle School

Ida Middle School is a moderately sized 6-8 campus in IDA, Michigan, one of the schools within Ida Public School District. The school caters to 467 students in grades 5 through 8.

Within Ida Public School District, which oversees 3 schools and 1,432 students, Ida Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Ida Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). Other groups include 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Monroe County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Ida Middle School reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Ida Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Monroe County's rate of about 41%.

After controlling for student poverty, Ida Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.9%.

In the broader community, Monroe County reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,335 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Monroe County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,286 students), Ida Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ida High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Ida Middle School comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 50.8%.

Ida Middle School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 8%: 434 students in 2018 compared to 467 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 20.2:1 in 2025.

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