OJ DeJonge Middle School

OJ DeJonge Middle School, a mid-tier middle-grades school in LUDINGTON, Michigan, run under Ludington Area School District, hosts 447 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Across the 3 schools in Ludington Area School District (2,045 students total), OJ DeJonge Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, OJ DeJonge Middle School records that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 92% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Mason County (around 53%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, OJ DeJonge Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Mason County indicate median household earnings sit near $64,748, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Mason County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,846 students), of which OJ DeJonge Middle School is one.

Ludington High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. OJ DeJonge Middle School's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 496 (now 447). Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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