Bath Elementary School

Bath Elementary School is one of the mid-sized elementary schools in BATH, Michigan, run under Bath Community Schools, with 473 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 28% bigger than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Within Bath Community Schools, which oversees 3 schools and 1,021 students, Bath Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Bath Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Clinton County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Roughly 49% of students at Bath Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Clinton County's rate of about 30%.

After controlling for student poverty, Bath Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.4%; this one delivers 40.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Clinton County indicate median household earnings sit near $88,210, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Clinton County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,640 students), of which Bath Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Bath Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bath Elementary School at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 51.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Bath Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 555 (now 473). The White share of enrollment shrank from 83% to 73% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.