At $11,337 per pupil, Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan ranks #734 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$11,337
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan operates 1 public schools serving 92 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 Berrien County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,337 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 82 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 12.7% local, 64.3% state, and 23.0% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles.
and 39.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.6% African American, 19.6% White, 13.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan accounts for 100.0% of all Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan a distant remainder — means Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan reports 87.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is at least 75%, indicating a high concentration of measured economic need. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan chronic absenteeism rate is 39.3% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan?
Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 92 students.
How much does Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan spend per student?
Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan spends $11,337 per student.
What is the demographic composition of Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan?
Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan students are 61.6% African American, 19.6% White, 13.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.