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Bath Community Schools

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Bath Community Schools
Address
6175 E. Clark Rd.[1]
, Clinton, Michigan, 48808
United States
District information
GradesPre-Kindergarten-12
SuperintendentChris Hodges[2]
Schools3[3]
Budget$14,042,000 2021-2022 expenditures[3]
NCES District ID2604170[3]
Students and staff
Students1,017 (2023-2024)[3]
Teachers59.21 FTE (2023-2024)[3]
Staff111.08 FTE (2023-2024)[3]
Student–teacher ratio17.18[3]
Other information
Websitewww.bathschools.net

Bath Community Schools is a public school district in Clinton County, Michigan. It serves parts of Bath Township, DeWitt Township, East Lansing, the part of Olive Township southeast of the Looking Glass River, Victor Township, and Woodhull Township in Shiawassee County.[4]

History

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The village of Bath's first school was built in 1858. The school that replaced it, built in 1873, went to grade ten. In 1922, the Bath Consolidated School District formed and a large addition was built on the 1873 school, giving space for all twelve grades.[5]

In 1927, a school board member killed 44 others and himself in an incident known as the Bath School disaster. Most of the school was destroyed by his bombs, and more bombs were discovered during reconstruction of the building.[6] It reopened in 1928 as James Couzens Agricultural School.[7]

A new high school was constructed in 1962.[8] The present high school was built in 1975, when the former high school became a middle school.[9][10] That year, the Couzens building was demolished[11] and the site became James Couzens Memorial Park.

Schools

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  • Bath Community High School, 6175 Clark Rd., Bath
  • Bath Community Middle School, 13675 Webster Rd., Bath
  • Bath Community Elementary School, 13789 Webster Rd., Bath

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bath Community Schools. "Bath Community Schools". Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  2. ^ Bath Community Schools. "About Us". Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Bath Community Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  4. ^ Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. "Clinton County School Districts" (PDF). Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  5. ^ Bath School Museum. "The History of Bath Schools". Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  6. ^ "Dynamite again placed in Bath, Mich., school" (PDF). Buffalo Evening News. October 4, 1927. p. 10.
  7. ^ Ashlee, Laura R. Traveling Through Time: A Guide to Michigan's Historical Markers. The University of Michigan Press. p. 96.
  8. ^ "To dedicate new Bath school". Lansing State Journal. May 2, 1962. p. 4D.
  9. ^ "Bath High School site preparation starts". Lansing State Journal. August 24, 1974. p. 8.
  10. ^ "Around town". Lansing State Journal. November 20, 1975. p. D1.
  11. ^ Minsky, Betty Jane (December 9, 1975). "Cornerstone yields poignant memories". Lansing State Journal. p. B3.
  12. ^ Bath Community Schools. "Bath Community Schools". Retrieved May 19, 2025.
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