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Bridgeport, Michigan - 4 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District #372 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,044 per pupil, Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District ranks #544 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,452
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,044
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,452 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Saginaw County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,044 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 18.7% local, 59.4% state, and 21.9% 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 48/100, ranked #372 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 501:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.9% African American, 14.5% White, 14.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Thomas White School, with a diversity index of 62.1/100.
Its largest campus is Bridgeport High School, enrolling 501 students (35% of the district's total enrollment).
Bridgeport High School accounts for 34.5% of all Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District school enrollment varies 2.7× across entities
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District school enrollment ranges from 187 students (lowest) to 501 students (highest), a spread of 314 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 92.2% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District student-counselor ratio is 501:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District is typically wider than the Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District'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 Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District?
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,452 students.
How much does Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District spend per student?
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District spends $12,044 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #372 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District?
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District students are 65.9% African American, 14.5% White, 14.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District?
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #372 out of 707 districts in Michigan.