Whiteford Middle School

Whiteford Middle School is one of the micro-enrollment junior highs in OTTAWA LAKE, Michigan, part of Whiteford Agricultural School District of the Counties of Le, with 188 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 502 students each, so Whiteford Middle School sits 63% below that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Whiteford Agricultural School District of the Counties of Le (830 students total), Whiteford Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Whiteford Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school lists 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Monroe County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Whiteford Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.7%, the actual is 49.0%, a residual of -9.8 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Monroe County put the typical household earns roughly $77,335 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Whiteford Middle School is one of 52 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 20,286 students).

The closest other public school is Whiteford High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Whiteford Middle School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Whiteford Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 73.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 184 students in 2018 compared to 188 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 2% to 6%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.