ReethsPuffer Intermediate Sch

As an average-sized junior high in MUSKEGON, Michigan, ReethsPuffer Intermediate Sch educates 479 students from grades 5 through 6, one of the schools within Reeths-Puffer Schools.

Across the 7 schools in Reeths-Puffer Schools (3,395 students total), ReethsPuffer Intermediate Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, ReethsPuffer Intermediate Sch shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%); the rest breaks down as 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, ReethsPuffer Intermediate Sch has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting ReethsPuffer Intermediate Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, ReethsPuffer Intermediate Sch is in the bottom 10% of Michigan public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 43.9%; ReethsPuffer Intermediate Sch posts 26.4%, -17.5 points below that line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Muskegon County put the typical household earns roughly $65,024 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Muskegon County runs 71 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,245 students), of which ReethsPuffer Intermediate Sch is one.

The closest other public school is ReethsPuffer Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ReethsPuffer Intermediate Sch at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 36.0%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 19%: 588 students in 2018 compared to 479 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

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