Middle School South
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Harrison Township, Michigan
Middle School South in Harrison Township, Michigan enrolled 383 students in 2024-25 with 23.5 full-time teachers, 16.3 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, 36-40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 19% 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 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
389 students in 2022-23, 389 students in 2023-24, 383 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.6 to 23.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 389 | 22.6 | 17.2 |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 22.6 | 17.2 |
| 2024-25 | 383 | 23.5 | 16.3 |
16.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 71 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 201 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Middle School South enrolled 402 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 201 of the 402 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent41.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
51.2% of students were White, 35.8% Black, 9.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White51.2%
- Black35.8%
- Two or more races9.4%
- Hispanic2.1%
- Asian1.6%
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 Middle School South scored proficient or above: 36-40% in reading in 2021-22 and 19% 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 | 36‑40% | 48% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 19% | 34% (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.
Middle schools in Harrison Township
2 public middle schools in Harrison Township report 2024-25 enrollment; Middle School South is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle School Central | 601 | 18.5 | 34.3% |
| Middle School South | 383 | 16.3 | 50.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Middle School South
- Kennedy Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.6 miles away: 710 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Middle School CentralThe next nearest public middle school, 2.0 miles away: 601 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare Middle School South with Kennedy Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much L'Anse Creuse Public Schools spends per student$15,114 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,114
- The largest public schools in MichiganMiddle School South is the number 321 by size of 489 Michigan middle schools open in 2024-25.#321 of 489
- Michigan schools by students per teacher16.3 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 17.5 for middle schools.16.3:1
- 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 Middle School South
How many students attend Middle School South?
383 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 389 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Harrison Township, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Middle School South?
16.3 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 Middle School South a Title I school?
Middle School South ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Middle School South do on state tests?
The students tested at Middle School South scored proficient or above: 36-40% in reading in 2021-22 and 19% 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 Middle School South in?
L'Anse Creuse Public Schools, NCES district ID 2621870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 262187005911 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.