▁coming ▁years . ▁The ▁student ▁body ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁ 9 4 6 ▁His pan ic ▁students , ▁ 6 5 0 ▁black ▁students , ▁ 4 8 9 ▁white ▁students , ▁ 5 2 ▁Asian ▁students , ▁and ▁ 9 ▁students ▁of ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁races . ▁The ▁school ▁is ▁class ified ▁as ▁an ▁inner ▁city ▁district ▁and ▁high ▁pover ty ▁district , ▁with ▁ 6 3 . 6 % ▁of ▁students ▁registered ▁for ▁free ▁or ▁reduced ▁price ▁l unch . ▁M idd let own ▁has ▁ 1 4 2 ▁full - time ▁teachers , ▁with ▁a ▁student - te acher ▁ratio ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁ 1 . ▁A verage ▁class ▁size ▁at ▁M idd let own ▁is ▁roughly ▁ 2 4 . ▁ ▁Athletics ▁The ▁M idd let own ▁M idd ies ▁football ▁team ▁shares ▁a ▁historic ▁rival ry ▁with ▁the ▁Port ▁Jer vis ▁High ▁School ▁Red ▁Ra iders , ▁named ▁the ▁Er ie ▁Bell ▁game ▁after ▁the ▁tro phy , ▁which ▁is ▁an ▁old ▁rail road ▁bell ▁from ▁the ▁Port ▁Jer vis - M idd let own ▁line . ▁The ▁game ▁is ▁an ▁altern ating ▁home - and - away ▁series ▁and ▁started ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁M idd let own ▁leads ▁the ▁series ▁ 7 2 - 5 8 - 7 ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁has ▁won ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁four ▁games . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁on ▁the