Bangor High School

Bangor High School operates as a cozy senior high in BANGOR, Michigan, part of Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren). Current enrollment sits at 264 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 43% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Bangor Public Schools (Van Buren) runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 951 students. Bangor High School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Bangor High School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 43% White, 8% multiracial, 4% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.6:1 average. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, Van Buren County reports that median household earnings sit near $68,114, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Bangor High School is one of 45 public schools in Van Buren County (combined enrollment of about 14,850 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bangor Career Academy, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bangor High School has decreased 10%, going from 293 students in 2018 to 264 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 52% to 43%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.0:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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