📍 12500 19 Mile Rd, Sterling Heights, Macomb County, 48313
Bemis Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sterling Heights, Macomb County. The school has 805 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Utica Community Schools school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bemis Junior High School enrolls 805 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 8.3% Black or African American and 4.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 640 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 67 | 8.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 33 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
350 of the school's 805 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 310 qualify for free lunch and 40 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.
Bemis Junior High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 10, state house district 25.
Bemis Junior High School is one of 38 schools in Utica Community Schools, based in STERLING HEIGHTS, Michigan. The district serves 25,297 students district-wide and employs 1,414 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 805 students, Bemis Junior High School is larger than the district average of about 666 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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