Fair Plain Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Benton Harbor, Michigan
Fair Plain Middle School in Benton Harbor, Michigan enrolled 240 students in 2024-25 with 22.0 full-time teachers, 10.9 students per teacher against the Michigan middle-school median of 17.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 4-8% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 2% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 75%
288 students in 2022-23, 249 students in 2023-24, 240 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.5 to 22.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 288 | 12.5 | 23.0 |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 19.5 | 12.8 |
| 2024-25 | 240 | 22.0 | 10.9 |
10.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 99 of every 100 Michigan middle schools
Among the 488 Michigan middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.5; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 334 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fair Plain Middle School enrolled 334 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 334 of the 334 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions19
- Chronically absent85.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
91.3% of students were Black, 4.2% Hispanic, 2.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black91.3%
- Hispanic4.2%
- Two or more races2.9%
- White1.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Fair Plain Middle School scored proficient or above: 4-8% in reading in 2021-22 and 2% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 4‑8% | 4‑8% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 2% | 0‑5% (2021-22) | 34.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Fair Plain Middle School
- Upton Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 690 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
- Coloma Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 9.6 miles away: 228 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).9.6 mi
- Compare Fair Plain Middle School with Upton Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Benton Harbor Area Schools spends per student$20,390 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,390
- The largest public schools in MichiganFair Plain Middle School is the number 419 by size of 489 Michigan middle schools open in 2024-25.#419 of 489
- Michigan schools by students per teacher10.9 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 17.5 for middle schools.10.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Fair Plain Middle School
How many students attend Fair Plain Middle School?
240 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 288 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Benton Harbor, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Fair Plain Middle School?
10.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for middle schools is 17.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Fair Plain Middle School a Title I school?
Fair Plain Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Fair Plain Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Fair Plain Middle School scored proficient or above: 4-8% in reading in 2021-22 and 2% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Fair Plain Middle School in?
Benton Harbor Area Schools, NCES district ID 2604830. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260483004173 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.