Saugatuck Middle School

As an one-room-style intermediate school in SAUGATUCK, Michigan, Saugatuck Middle School hosts 186 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Saugatuck Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 502 students per school, that is 63% below typical.

Saugatuck Public Schools runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 819 students. Saugatuck Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Saugatuck Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%); the rest comes out to 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Allegan County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Allegan County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Saugatuck Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.5%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Allegan County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,283 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Allegan County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,174 students), Saugatuck Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Saugatuck High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Saugatuck Middle School at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 43.4%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Saugatuck Middle School has shrank 11%, going from 208 students in 2018 to 186 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.