Olivet Middle School

Olivet Middle School operates as a moderately sized 6-8 campus in OLIVET, Michigan, overseen by Olivet Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 461 students spanning grades 4 through 8.

Within Olivet Community Schools, which oversees 3 schools and 1,239 students, Olivet Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Olivet Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Eaton County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Olivet Middle School shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Eaton County's rate of about 42%.

After controlling for student poverty, Olivet Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.2%; this one delivers 41.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Eaton County shows median household income runs about $79,597, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Eaton County runs 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,025 students), of which Olivet Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Olivet High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Olivet Middle School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 36.7%.

Olivet Middle School operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Olivet Middle School has edged down 18%, going from 561 students in 2018 to 461 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.