Bay Pines Center

Bay Pines Center is a secondary school of micro-enrollment scale in ESCANABA, Michigan, one of the schools within Michigan Department of Human Services, works with 29 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 94% leaner than typical.

Across the 2 schools in Michigan Department of Human Services (48 students total), Bay Pines Center accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Bay Pines Center shows that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 28% Black, 28% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Delta County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Delta County indicate the typical household earns roughly $57,809 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bay Pines Center is one of 15 public schools in Delta County (combined enrollment of about 4,382 students).

The closest other public school is Webster Kindergarten Center, roughly 1.3 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Bay Pines Center operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 29 students in 2018 compared to 29 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 59% to 45% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Bay Pines Center typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.