Bay City Eastern High School
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Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 4 | 3% |
| Grade 10 | 51 | 37% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 32% |
| Grade 12 | 38 | 28% |
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolWhere Bay City Eastern High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Bay County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 137 | #610 of 844 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.6% | #43 of 654 | #1 of 8 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 137 | 10 | 13.7:1 | 88% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 131 | 8.6 | 15.2:1 | 85% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 116 | 8.2 | 14.2:1 | 81% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 164 | 7 | 23.4:1 | 74% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 93 | 5.3 | 17.7:1 | 92% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 111 | 6 | 18.5:1 | 67% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 168 | 6 | 28.0:1 | 61% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 209 | 10 | 20.9:1 | 0% (0) |
Since 2017-18: students up 47% (93 to 137); teachers up 90% (5.3 to 10).
About Bay City Eastern High School
Bay City Eastern High School is a high school in BAY CITY, Michigan, according to federal school records. The latest federal count shows 137 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 460-student average for high schools in Michigan, enrollment here is 70% lower.
Bay City School District is the local district for Bay City Eastern High School. It runs 13 schools with 6,030 students.
White students account for 61% of enrollment at Bay City Eastern High School. Enrollment also includes 18% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 9% Black. The school's White share is 30 points below the 91% share among Bay County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Bay City Eastern High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Bay City Eastern High School operates with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.7:1. For comparison, high schools in Michigan average 21.6:1. About 88% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is higher than the 55% average for public schools in Bay County.
Census estimates describe Bay County this way: median household income is about $61,763, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Bay County number 34 and enroll about 12,525.
The closest public school to Bay City Eastern High School is Washington Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Bay City Eastern High School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 137 was 16% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 164. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 23.4:1 to 13.7:1.
The Bay City Eastern High School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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