Mason Middle School

Set in MASON, Michigan, Mason Middle School is a sprawling 6-8 campus, operated by Mason Public Schools (Ingham). It hosts 778 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 55% bigger than the state mean of about 502.

Mason Middle School is one of 6 schools operated by Mason Public Schools (Ingham), a district that works with 3,304 students overall.

Demographically, Mason Middle School lists that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Ingham County's rate of about 49%.

After controlling for student poverty, Mason Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.2%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Ingham County shows median household income runs about $65,526, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ingham County runs 100 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,914 students), of which Mason Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Steele Street Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Mason Middle School. On composite proficiency, Mason Middle School comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.5%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 3%: 759 students in 2018 compared to 778 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 86% to 82% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Mason Middle School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.