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The highest-poverty public schools in Bay County, Michigan

28 public schools in Bay County, Michigan appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. MacGregor Elementary School leads the list at 91.7%, against a median of 50.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Bay County, Michigan

Top % FRL

91.7%

Median % FRL

50.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · BAY COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	MacGregor Elementary School	BAY CITY, MI	Bay City School District	Elementary	290	91.7%
2	Washington Elementary School	BAY CITY, MI	Bay City School District	Elementary	362	91.2%
3	State Street Academy	BAY CITY, MI	State Street Academy	Combined	286	89.9%
4	Bay City Eastern High School	BAY CITY, MI	Bay City School District	High	137	87.6%
5	BayArenac Community High School	ESSEXVILLE, MI	Bay-Arenac Community High School	High	180	86.1%
6	Handy Middle School	BAY CITY, MI	Bay City School District	Middle	598	78.8%
7	Kolb Elementary School	BAY CITY, MI	Bay City School District	Elementary	451	72.5%
8	Bay City Central High School	BAY CITY, MI	Bay City School District	High	921	71.0%
9	Hampton Elementary School	BAY CITY, MI	Bay City School District	Elementary	399	68.7%
10	Bangor Central School	BAY CITY, MI	Bangor Township Schools	Elementary	332	68.1%
11	Bangor Lincoln School	BAY CITY, MI	Bangor Township Schools	Elementary	344	61.0%
12	Pinconning Central Elementary School	PINCONNING, MI	Pinconning Area Schools	Elementary	359	54.3%
13	McAlearSawden Elem School	BAY CITY, MI	Bay City School District	Elementary	378	54.0%
14	Bangor West Central School	BAY CITY, MI	Bangor Township Schools	Elementary	361	52.1%
15	Pinconning Middle School	PINCONNING, MI	Pinconning Area Schools	Middle	244	48.8%
16	Linwood Elementary School	LINWOOD, MI	Pinconning Area Schools	Elementary	122	47.5%
17	WR Bush Elementary School	ESSEXVILLE, MI	Essexville-Hampton Public Schools	Elementary	236	46.6%
18	Verellen Elementary School	ESSEXVILLE, MI	Essexville-Hampton Public Schools	Elementary	314	46.2%
19	Christa McAuliffe Middle School	BAY CITY, MI	Bangor Township Schools	Middle	608	45.6%
20	Cramer Junior High School	ESSEXVILLE, MI	Essexville-Hampton Public Schools	Middle	484	42.8%
21	Auburn Elementary School	AUBURN, MI	Bay City School District	Elementary	474	42.0%
22	Western Middle School	AUBURN, MI	Bay City School District	Middle	681	40.2%
23	Pinconning High School	PINCONNING, MI	Pinconning Area Schools	High	370	39.2%
24	Garber High School	ESSEXVILLE, MI	Essexville-Hampton Public Schools	High	489	37.0%
25	Mackensen Elementary School	BAY CITY, MI	Bay City School District	Elementary	265	36.2%
26	Bay City Western High School	AUBURN, MI	Bay City School District	High	1,009	31.9%
27	John Glenn High School	BAY CITY, MI	Bangor Township Schools	High	864	31.5%
28	Great Lakes Bay Early College	UNIV CTR, MI	Saginaw ISD	High	200	23.0%

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