LE White Middle School

As a mid-tier junior high in ALLEGAN, Michigan, LE White Middle School educates 427 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Allegan Public Schools.

Across the 8 schools in Allegan Public Schools (2,035 students total), LE White Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, LE White Middle School lists that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Allegan County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, LE White Middle School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Allegan County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LE White Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Allegan County put the typical household earns roughly $83,283 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Allegan County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,174 students), LE White Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Allegan High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, LE White Middle School comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 39.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. LE White Middle School's enrollment has declined 25% since 2018, when it stood at 570 (now 427). Class-load math has fell: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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