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Bridgman Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
3891 Lake St
Bridgman, MI 49106
Phone
(269) 466-0241
District
Bridgman Public Schools
County
BERRIEN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
322
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

10

(10 is best)

Better than 96.8% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Bridgman Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
72%
43%
71%
42%
72%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
73%
42%
71%
45%
74%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 77 23.9%
Grade 1 59 18.3%
Grade 2 56 17.4%
Grade 3 63 19.6%
Grade 4 67 20.8%
Total 322 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.4% 91.0% 67.0%
Black 1.0% 1.8% 19.1%
Hispanic 5.6% 6.0% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.9% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 43.8% 38.3% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 38.8% 34.1% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.0% 4.3% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 5,513 10,037,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 282.1 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.1% 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.2% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.2% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 21.7% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 2,148 4,040,168
Single Parent Households With Children 9.8% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.9% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.2% 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.1% 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.0% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.4% 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.9% 16.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.3% 15.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.9% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 2.5% 9.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,263 $8,436,000 55.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $923 $759,000 5.0%
Staff $459 $377,000 2.5%
General Administration $824 $677,000 4.4%
School Administration $1,124 $924,000 6.1%
Operation $1,816 $1,493,000 9.8%
Transportation $388 $319,000 2.1%
Other $684 $562,000 3.7%
Total Support $6,218 $5,111,000 33.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,055 $1,689,000 11.1%
Total Expenditures $18,535 $15,236,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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