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Bath, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Bath Community Schools #517 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,602 per pupil, Bath Community Schools ranks #444 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,006
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,602
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bath Community Schools operates 3 public schools serving 1,006 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Clinton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,602 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.2% local, 58.0% state, and 9.8% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 39/100, ranked #517 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 390:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 40.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.2% White, 11.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bath Elementary School, with a diversity index of 43.6/100.
Its largest campus is Bath Elementary School, enrolling 473 students (46% of the district's total enrollment).
Bath Elementary School accounts for 46.3% of all Bath Community Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bath Community Schools a distant remainder — means Bath Community Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Bath Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 390:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Bath Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 40.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Bath Community Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,006 students.
How much does Bath Community Schools spend per student?
Bath Community Schools spends $12,602 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #517 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Bath Community Schools?
Bath Community Schools students are 77.2% White, 11.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% African American, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bath Community Schools?
Bath Community Schools has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #517 out of 707 districts in Michigan.