PD Chatterton Middle School

PD Chatterton Middle School is a compact intermediate school in WARREN, Michigan, overseen by Fitzgerald Public Schools. The school enrolls 409 students in grades 6 through 8.

PD Chatterton Middle School is one of 6 schools operated by Fitzgerald Public Schools, a district that serves 2,259 students overall.

On the student-mix side, PD Chatterton Middle School lists that the most-represented group is Black (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 18% White, 17% Asian, 13% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PD Chatterton Middle School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Macomb County (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the surrounding community, Macomb County reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,837 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Macomb County runs 236 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students), of which PD Chatterton Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Westview Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 22%: 527 students in 2018 compared to 409 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 36% to 18%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

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