Bangor West Central School

Bangor West Central School is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in BAY CITY, Michigan, one of the schools within Bangor Township Schools, teacheing 361 students in grades K through 5.

Bangor Township Schools runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,691 students. Bangor West Central School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Bangor West Central School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). Beyond that, the school records 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 91%.

On the resource side, Bangor West Central School logs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 26.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Bangor West Central School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Bay County shows median household earnings sit near $61,763, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Bangor West Central School is one of 34 public schools in Bay County (combined enrollment of about 12,525 students).

Nearest neighbor: John Glenn High School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bangor West Central School comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Bangor West Central School's enrollment has climbed 8% since 2018, when it stood at 334 (now 361). White enrollment moved from 86% to 81% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 26.4:1 today.

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