Kingsley Area Middle School

Kingsley Area Middle School is a middle school of compact scale in KINGSLEY, Michigan, run under Kingsley Area Schools, works with 366 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 27% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

Kingsley Area Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,422 students; Kingsley Area Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Kingsley Area Middle School records that nearly all students (94%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 2% Hispanic. Compared to Grand Traverse County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Kingsley Area Middle School records 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Kingsley Area Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Grand Traverse County's rate of about 31%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Kingsley Area Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.3%, the actual is 54.8%, a residual of +8.4 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Grand Traverse County) logs that median household earnings sit near $81,647, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Grand Traverse County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,069 students), Kingsley Area Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Kingsley Area Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Kingsley Area Middle School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.5%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kingsley Area Middle School has ticked down 29%, going from 518 students in 2018 to 366 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.