Summary:
The Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District in Michigan contains only one high school, Bridgeport High School, which serves grades 9-12. The district and its lone high school are ranked among the lowest performing in the state, with Bridgeport High School ranking between 691 and 737 out of 735-739 Michigan high schools in recent years.
Bridgeport High School struggles across several key metrics. Its four-year graduation rate of 82.8% is below the state average, while its dropout rate of 7.6% is higher. The school also has an alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5%. Academically, the school's proficiency rates on state assessments are dismal, with only 3.19% proficient in Science, 4.26% proficient in Social Studies, and 13.8% proficient in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing. Additionally, a large majority (82.61%) of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.
Despite the school's poor performance, it spends more per student ($14,203) than the state average, suggesting that additional funding alone may not be the solution to the school's challenges. The Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District as a whole is also ranked very low, at 611 out of 613 districts in Michigan, further highlighting the systemic issues facing the district and its lone high school. Addressing these challenges will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach involving the school, district, and community stakeholders.
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