Sturgis Middle School

Sturgis Middle School is an intermediate school of average-sized scale in STURGIS, Michigan, part of Sturgis Public Schools, teacheing 634 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 26% above the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 502 students.

Sturgis Middle School is one of 6 schools operated by Sturgis Public Schools, a district that educates 2,760 students overall.

On demographics, Sturgis Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder consists of 37% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against St. Joseph County (around 55%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Sturgis Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 35.8%; this one comes in at 22.8%, -13.1 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, St. Joseph County reports that median household income runs about $66,425, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, St. Joseph County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,517 students), of which Sturgis Middle School is one.

Wall School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

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

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sturgis Middle School has fell 20%, going from 788 students in 2018 to 634 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 19.5:1 in 2025.

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