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Bay City Central High School

1624 COLUMBUS AVE, BAY CITY, MI 48708 · (989) 893-9541 · Bay County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL921 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
921
High
DISTRICT 533 · STATE 460
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
654 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 55%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 921423%
Grade 1028131%
Grade 1121023%
Grade 1221623%
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
59665%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
14316%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
617%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
11212%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
61%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
47151%
Female
45049%

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Matched among Michigan high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Bay City Central High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Bay County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
921#151 of 844#2 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.0:1#156 of 548#2 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.8%#110 of 550#1 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
71.0%#136 of 654#3 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-20.4%#126 of 436N/A
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
921
-216 (-19%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 1,927
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 19.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2592154.117.0:171% (654)
2023-2498954.518.1:168% (677)
2022-231,03358.317.7:164% (666)
2020-211,1375819.6:160% (681)
2017-181,1576019.3:158% (670)
2015-161,1936219.2:146% (552)
2010-111,3896322.1:148% (672)
2000-011,7498321.1:120% (356)
1990-911,927N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bay City Central High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 20% (1,157 to 921); teachers down 10% (60 to 54.1).

About Bay City Central High School

Bay City Central High School is one of the public schools in BAY CITY, Michigan. It is a high-enrollment high school. The school has 921 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Michigan enroll about 460 students on average.

Bay City School District counts 6,030 students in its 13 schools, and Bay City Central High School is one of them.

More than half of the students at Bay City Central High School are White (65%). Next come 16% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 7% Black. That compares with about 91% White among all Bay County residents. The diversity index for Bay City Central High School is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

There are 54.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.0:1. The gap from the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Michigan is 4.6 students per teacher. On the income side, 71% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Bay County is 55%.

The school's county is Bay County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $61,763, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 34 public schools in the county, enrolling about 12,525, Bay City Central High School among them.

Bay City Academy Farragut Campus is the nearest public school to Bay City Central High School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Bay City Central High School, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 19% decline, from 1,137 to 921. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.6:1 to 17.0:1.

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Bay County at a glance

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Population
103,008
Census ACS
Median income
$61,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
12,525 students

Quick facts

School name
Bay City Central High School
District
Bay City School District
Address
1624 COLUMBUS AVE, BAY CITY, MI 48708
Phone
(989) 893-9541
County
Bay County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
921
Teachers (FTE)
54
Student–teacher ratio
17.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
654 (71%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
260426004094
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Bay City Central High School
What is the total enrollment at Bay City Central High School?
Bay City Central High School enrolls approximately 921 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Bay City Central High School serve?
Bay City Central High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Bay City Central High School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Bay City Central High School.
How diverse is Bay City Central High School?
Bay City Central High School reports a student body of 65% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Bay City Central High School?
Bay City Central High School is overseen by Bay City School District in Bay County.
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