Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan

Public school district · Berrien County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2601136

Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan spent $11,337 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 85% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,091). Its one school enrolled 112 students in 2024-25; 70.1% of its revenue came from the state. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 11-19% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Michigan districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan in enrollment (86 to 98 students) and Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan, FY23DeTour Area Schools $61,097; Republic-Michigamme Schools $30,233; Moran Township $20,618; Alba Public Schools $16,302; WAY Academy - Flint $16,174; Academic and Career Education Academy $13,449; Concord Academy - Boyne $12,517; Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan $11,337; Innocademy Allegan Campus $11,298; Hillsdale Preparatory School $9,614; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40k60k80kDeTour Area Schools$61,097Republic-Michigamme Schools$30,233Moran Township$20,618Alba Public Schools$16,302WAY Academy - Flint$16,174Academic and Career Education …$13,449Concord Academy - Boyne$12,517Bridge Academy of Southwest Mi…$11,337Innocademy Allegan Campus$11,298Hillsdale Preparatory School$9,614State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan, FY23DeTour Area Schools $61,097; Republic-Michigamme Schools $30,233; Moran Township $20,618; Alba Public Schools $16,302; WAY Academy - Flint $16,174; Academic and Career Education Academy $13,449; Concord Academy - Boyne $12,517; Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan $11,337; Innocademy Allegan Campus $11,298; Hillsdale Preparatory School $9,614; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.020k40k60k80kDeTour Area Schools$61,097Republic-Michigamme Schools$30,233Moran Township$20,618Alba Public Schools$16,302WAY Academy - Flint$16,174Academic and Career Education Acade…$13,449Concord Academy - Boyne$12,517Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan$11,337Innocademy Allegan Campus$11,298Hillsdale Preparatory School$9,614State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan, FY23DeTour Area Schools $61,097; Republic-Michigamme Schools $30,233; Moran Township $20,618; Alba Public Schools $16,302; WAY Academy - Flint $16,174; Academic and Career Education Academy $13,449; Concord Academy - Boyne $12,517; Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan $11,337; Innocademy Allegan Campus $11,298; Hillsdale Preparatory School $9,614; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.040k80kDeTour Area Schools$61,097Republic-Michigamme Schools$30,233Moran Township$20,618Alba Public Schools$16,302WAY Academy - Flint$16,174Academic and Career Education Academy$13,449Concord Academy - Boyne$12,517Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan$11,337Innocademy Allegan Campus$11,298Hillsdale Preparatory School$9,614State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan, FY23DeTour Area Schools $61,097; Republic-Michigamme Schools $30,233; Moran Township $20,618; Alba Public Schools $16,302; WAY Academy - Flint $16,174; Academic and Career Education Academy $13,449; Concord Academy - Boyne $12,517; Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan $11,337; Innocademy Allegan Campus $11,298; Hillsdale Preparatory School $9,614; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.040k80kDeTour Area Schools$61,097Republic-Michigamme Schools$30,233Moran Township$20,618Alba Public Schools$16,302WAY Academy - Flint$16,174Academic and Career Education Academy$13,449Concord Academy - Boyne$12,517Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan$11,337Innocademy Allegan Campus$11,298Hillsdale Preparatory School$9,614State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$1,359,000 in revenue: 70.1% state, 3.9% local and 26.0% federal. Total spending including $211,000 of capital outlay was $1,256,000, or $13,652 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $952,000; Local $53,000; Federal $354,000; total $1,359,000.
  • State$952,000 70%
  • Local$53,000 4%
  • Federal$354,000 26%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 465 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

92 students in 2022-23, 121 students in 2023-24, 112 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan enrollment by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 121, 2024-25: 1120501001502022-23922023-241212024-25112
Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan enrollment by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 121, 2024-25: 1120501001502022-23922023-241212024-25112
Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan enrollment by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 121, 2024-25: 1120501001502022-23922023-241212024-25112
Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan enrollment by school year2022-23: 92, 2023-24: 121, 2024-25: 1120501001502022-23922023-241212024-25112

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23928.410.9
2023-2412110.711.4
2024-2511214.47.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

11-19% of the 38 students in Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate11‑19%81.8%
Students in the class38115,301

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 high school, 112 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan1127.882.1%Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentBridge Academy of Southwest Michigan ranks 397 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,337).#397 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganBridge Academy of Southwest Michigan is the number 827 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 92 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#827 of 892
  3. Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle CollegeThe next larger Michigan district: 93 students in fall 2022.
  4. Michigan School for the DeafThe next smaller Michigan district: 90 students in fall 2022.
  5. Compare Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan with Sigma Academy for Leadership and Early Middle CollegeEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan, its largest high school112 students in 2024-25, 7.8 per teacher.112
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan

  1. How many schools and students are in Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 112 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan spend per student?
    $11,337 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Michigan median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan's money come from?
    $1,359,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 70.1% state, 3.9% local and 26.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. What is the graduation rate in Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan?
    11-19% of the 38 students in Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  5. What is Bridge Academy of Southwest Michigan's NCES district ID?
    2601136. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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