Bangor Career Academy

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · Bangor, Michigan

Bangor Career Academy in Bangor, Michigan enrolled 74 students in 2024-25 with 13.9 full-time teachers, 5.3 students per teacher against the Michigan median of 12.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 0-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 11-19% (Michigan: 81.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 27% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 126%

102 students in 2022-23, 60 students in 2023-24, 74 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.2 to 13.9.

Students enrolled at Bangor Career Academy by school year2022-23: 102, 2023-24: 60, 2024-25: 740501001502022-231022023-24602024-2574
Students enrolled at Bangor Career Academy by school year2022-23: 102, 2023-24: 60, 2024-25: 740501001502022-231022023-24602024-2574
Students enrolled at Bangor Career Academy by school year2022-23: 102, 2023-24: 60, 2024-25: 740501001502022-231022023-24602024-2574
Students enrolled at Bangor Career Academy by school year2022-23: 102, 2023-24: 60, 2024-25: 740501001502022-231022023-24602024-2574
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231026.216.6
2023-24609.86.1
2024-257413.95.3

5.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 Michigan schools of this kind

Among the 285 Michigan schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; Bangor Career Academy 5.3; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherBangor Career Academy 5.3state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; Bangor Career Academy 5.3; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherBangor Career Academy 5.3state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; Bangor Career Academy 5.3; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherBangor Career Academy 5.3state median 12.2U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Michigan other schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 98.1; Bangor Career Academy 5.3; state median 12.2.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherBangor Career Academy 5.3state median 12.2U.S. 13.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

1 AP courses in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bangor Career Academy enrolled 202 students and reported no counselor; it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions10
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

62.2% of students were White, 21.6% Hispanic, 9.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White62.2%
  2. Hispanic21.6%
  3. Two or more races9.5%
  4. Black5.4%
  5. American Indian1.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Bangor Career Academy scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Reading and language arts, 2021-220‑50%23‑28%44%
Math, 2022-2320% or less16‑21% (2021-22)34.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

11-19% of the 41 students in Bangor Career Academy'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 schoolIts districtMichigan
Four-year graduation rate11‑19%45‑49%81.8%
Students in the class41108115,301

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

Schools of this kind in Bangor

2 public schools of this kind in Bangor report 2024-25 enrollment; Bangor Career Academy is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Bangor Career Academy745.375.7%
Maple Creek Education Center334.763.6%

All public schools in Bangor →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bangor Career Academy

  1. Maple Creek Education CenterThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.5 miles away: 33 students, 4.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Bert Goens Learning CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 7.6 miles away: 70 students (2024-25).7.6 mi
  3. Compare Bangor Career Academy with Maple Creek Education CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren) spends per student$17,270 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,270
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganBangor Career Academy is the number 209 by size of 318 Michigan schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#209 of 318
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher5.3 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.5.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bangor Career Academy

  1. How many students attend Bangor Career Academy?
    74 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 102 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Bangor, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bangor Career Academy?
    5.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bangor Career Academy a Title I school?
    Bangor Career Academy was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Bangor Career Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bangor Career Academy scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Bangor Career Academy?
    11-19% of the 41 students in Bangor Career Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.8% across Michigan. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Bangor Career Academy in?
    Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren), NCES district ID 2603870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260387007447 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its 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 Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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