North Pointe Center

As a minimally staffed all-grades campus in DOWAGIAC, Michigan, North Pointe Center instructs 44 students from grades K through 12, one of the schools within Heritage Southwest Intermediate School District. Compared to the state average of about 281 students per school, that is 84% smaller than typical.

Within Heritage Southwest Intermediate School District, which oversees 2 schools and 108 students, North Pointe Center is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, North Pointe Center records that White students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder is composed of 14% multiracial, 9% Black, 5% Hispanic, 2% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cass County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Cass County) records that median household income runs about $70,443, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. North Pointe Center is one of 23 public schools in Cass County (combined enrollment of about 6,258 students).

Justus Gage Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Pointe Center has decreased 29%, going from 62 students in 2018 to 44 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 19% to 9% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 62.0:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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