Bay City Central High School

Located at 1624 COLUMBUS AVE, in BAY CITY, Michigan, Bay City Central High School is a sprawling high school that instructs 921 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Bay City School District. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 460 students each, so Bay City Central High School sits 100% larger than that benchmark.

Within Bay City School District, which oversees 13 schools and 6,030 students, Bay City Central High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Bay City Central High School shows that White students make up the majority at 65%; the rest consists of 16% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Bay City Central High School shows 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.0:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 71% of students at Bay City Central High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Bay County's rate of about 55%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Bay County) records that median household income runs about $61,763, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bay County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,525 students), of which Bay City Central High School is one.

The closest other public school is Bay City Academy Farragut Campus, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Bay City Central High School operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Bay City Central High School's enrollment has edged down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 1,157 (now 921). The White share of enrollment decreased from 73% to 65% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.

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