Anchor Bay High School

Anchor Bay High School is one of the expansive 9-12 campuss in IRA, Michigan, operated by Anchor Bay School District, with 1,740 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 278% above the state mean of about 460.

Within Anchor Bay School District, which oversees 10 schools and 5,295 students, Anchor Bay High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Anchor Bay High School records that nearly all students (88%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 4% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to St. Clair County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 81 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.6:1. The state averages about 21.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 20% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, St. Clair County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (St. Clair County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $71,270 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across St. Clair County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,511 students), Anchor Bay High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Compass Pointe, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Anchor Bay High School operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Anchor Bay High School has contracted 12%, going from 1,971 students in 2018 to 1,740 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.7:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Anchor Bay High School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.