Mona Shores Middle School

Mona Shores Middle School is a 6-8 campus of substantial scale in MUSKEGON, Michigan, operated by Mona Shores Public School District, serveing 930 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 502 students per school, that is 85% above typical.

Mona Shores Middle School is one of 6 schools operated by Mona Shores Public School District, a district that enrolls 3,927 students overall.

On demographics, Mona Shores Middle School records that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Black, 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mona Shores Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.2%; this one delivers 33.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Muskegon County shows median household earnings sit near $65,024, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Muskegon County runs 71 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,245 students), of which Mona Shores Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mona Shores Middle School at 2nd of 4; the average score across the group is 32.2%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Mona Shores Middle School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 929 (now 930). White enrollment moved from 75% to 69% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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