Kettering Middle School

As a substantial middle-grades school in Kettering, Ohio, Kettering Middle School enrolls 982 students from grades 6 through 8, run under Kettering City School District. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 482 students each, so Kettering Middle School sits 104% larger than that benchmark.

Kettering City School District runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 7,635 students. Kettering Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Kettering Middle School records that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school shows 10% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Kettering Middle School logs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Kettering Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Montgomery County (around 42%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Kettering Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) records that the typical household earns roughly $66,139 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,487 students), of which Kettering Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Indian Riffle Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Kettering Middle School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 79.0%.

Kettering Middle School operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 1,018 students in 2018 compared to 982 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 80% to 73% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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