Potterville Middle School

Potterville Middle School operates as a compact junior high in POTTERVILLE, Michigan, run under Potterville Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 222 students spanning grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 502 students each, so Potterville Middle School sits 56% leaner than that benchmark.

Potterville Public Schools comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 753 students; Potterville Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Potterville Middle School shows that nearly all students (83%) are White; the rest breaks down as 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Eaton County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Potterville Middle School logs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Potterville Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Eaton County indicate median household earnings sit near $79,597, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Eaton County's 47 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,025 students), Potterville Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Potterville High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Potterville Middle School.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Potterville Middle School has ticked down 16%, going from 263 students in 2018 to 222 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.