Manton Consolidated Middle School

Manton Consolidated Middle School is a compact junior high in MANTON, Michigan, run under Manton Consolidated Schools. The school educates 305 students in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 39% smaller than the state mean of about 502.

Manton Consolidated Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 939 students; Manton Consolidated Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Manton Consolidated Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 50% of students at Manton Consolidated Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wexford County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Manton Consolidated Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.7%.

Around the school, Wexford County reports that median household income runs about $61,085, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Wexford County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,553 students), Manton Consolidated Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Manton Consolidated Elem School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Manton Consolidated Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Manton Consolidated Middle School at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 46.6%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Manton Consolidated Middle School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 300 (now 305). White enrollment moved from 94% to 89% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.