Bear Lake High School

Located at 7748 CODY ST, in BEAR LAKE, Michigan, Bear Lake High School is a rural-scale four-year high school that educates 133 students (grades 7 through 12), run under Bear Lake Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 71% leaner than the state mean of about 460.

Bear Lake Schools runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 280 students. Bear Lake High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Bear Lake High School logs that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Bear Lake High School has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.8:1. The state averages about 21.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Manistee County) reports that median household earnings sit near $63,516, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Manistee County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,511 students), of which Bear Lake High School is one.

Bear Lake Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Bear Lake High School's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 142 (now 133). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 25.9:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.