Blue Water Middle College Academy

Blue Water Middle College Academy is one of the modestly sized secondary schools in PORT HURON, Michigan, run under Blue Water Middle College, with 205 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 460 students per school, that is 55% below typical.

Blue Water Middle College is the operating authority for Blue Water Middle College Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On demographics, Blue Water Middle College Academy shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Other groups include 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to St. Clair County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, St. Clair County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for St. Clair County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,270, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Clair County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,511 students), Blue Water Middle College Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: East Shore Leadership Academy, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Blue Water Middle College Academy operates from a suburban location. Blue Water Middle College Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Blue Water Middle College Academy's enrollment has decreased 53% since 2018, when it stood at 438 (now 205).

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.