📍 7661 Shippy Rd Sw, Fife Lake, Kalkaska County, 49633
Forest Area Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fife Lake, Kalkaska County. The school has 212 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Forest Area Community Schools school district. It serves grades 4–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Forest Area Middle School enrolls 212 students across grades 4–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 11 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 3.3% Two or more races and 2.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 196 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
133 of the school's 212 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 126 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forest Area Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-10, state senate district 35, state house district 103.
Forest Area Middle School is one of 3 schools in Forest Area Community Schools, based in FIFE LAKE, Michigan. The district serves 493 students district-wide and employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 212 students, Forest Area Middle School is larger than the district average of about 164 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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