📍 57072 Riverside Dr, Dowagiac, Cass County, 49047
Dowagiac Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Dowagiac, Cass County. The school has 408 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dowagiac Union School District school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dowagiac Middle School enrolls 408 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 237 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 78 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 66 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 25 | 6.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
293 of the school's 408 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 262 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dowagiac Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-50, state senate district 21, state house district 59.
Dowagiac Middle School is one of 7 schools in Dowagiac Union School District, based in Dowagiac, Michigan. The district serves 1,823 students district-wide and employs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 408 students, Dowagiac Middle School is larger than the district average of about 260 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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