PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School

PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School operates as a middle-of-the-pack secondary school in WESTPHALIA, Michigan, overseen by Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools. Current enrollment sits at 504 students spanning grades 6 through 12.

Across the 2 schools in Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools (753 students total), PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School lists that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 4% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Clinton County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Clinton County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $88,210 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Clinton County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,640 students), PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School is one campus in the mix.

PewamoWestphalia Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PewamoWestphalia MiddleHigh School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.7%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 3%: 490 students in 2018 compared to 504 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 20.8:1 in 2025.

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