📍 720 Brigham St, Plainwell, Allegan County, 49080
Plainwell Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Plainwell, Allegan County. The school has 596 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Plainwell Community Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Plainwell Middle School enrolls 596 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 517 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
246 of the school's 596 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 200 qualify for free lunch and 46 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Plainwell 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-40, state senate district 26, state house district 80.
Plainwell Middle School is one of 6 schools in Plainwell Community Schools, based in PLAINWELL, Michigan. The district serves 2,634 students district-wide and employs 150 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 596 students, Plainwell Middle School is larger than the district average of about 439 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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