An equity score of 56/100 ranks Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District #246 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,375 per pupil, Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District ranks #380 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,452
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,375
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 $14,375 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 812 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 56/100, ranked #246 of 702 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 largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
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 reports 91.3% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
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 $14,375 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #246 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 56/100, ranking #246 out of 702 districts in Michigan.