Enrollment
11
Combined
DISTRICT 49 · STATE 281
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAY-ARENAC ISD·NCES 268050400454
Detention Center
520 W HAMPTON RD, ESSEXVILLE, MI 48732 · (989) 667-3209 · Bay County
GRADES 04–12COMBINED23-SUBURBTITLE ISPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL11 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
5.5:1
2 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 5.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
8 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 55%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 1 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 3 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 4 | 36% |
| Grade 12 | 1 | 9% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 9% |
Student demographics
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
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Detention Center ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 11 | #191 of 200 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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 2024-25Enrollment
11
+6 (+120%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 10
Student : Teacher
5.5:1
was 5.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 11 | 2 | 5.5:1 | 73% (8) |
| 2023-24 | 10 | N/A | N/A | 70% (7) |
| 2022-23 | 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 5 | 1 | 5.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 9 | 1 | 9.0:1 | 67% (6) |
| 2015-16 | 4 | 1 | 4.0:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 10 | 2 | 5.0:1 | 30% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Detention Center.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (9 to 11); teachers up 100% (1 to 2).
About Detention Center
Detention Center is a very small school serving multiple grade levels in ESSEXVILLE, Michigan, under Bay-Arenac ISD. It reports enrollment of 11 students in grades 4 through 12. The school is 96% below the average for combined schools in Michigan.
Bay-Arenac ISD has 147 students in 3 schools, and Detention Center is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Detention Center, about 64 are White. Other reported shares: 27% Black and 9% Hispanic. Bay County's residents are about 91% White, 27 points above the school's share.
Detention Center reports a ratio of 5.5 students per teacher, from 2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across combined schools in Michigan, the average ratio is 17.3:1. Lunch program data show 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 55% average for public schools in Bay County is 18 points.
In Bay County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $61,763, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 34 public schools and about 12,525 students.
Verellen Elementary School is the nearest public school to Detention Center, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Detention Center, there are at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Small, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Federal data put enrollment at 5 in 2020-21 and 11 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years.
The discussion board for Detention Center is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Bay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Bay-Arenac ISD
- ISDLocal ProgramsCombined · 92 students
- LLCBay CampusCombined · 44 students
Other schools in ESSEXVILLE
- Garber High SchoolHigh · 489 students
- Cramer Junior High SchoolMiddle · 484 students
- Verellen Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- WR Bush Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
- BayArenac Community High SchoolHigh · 180 students
- LLCBay CampusCombined · 44 students
Nearby schools
- Verellen Elementary School0.5 mi · 314
- Garber High School1.8 mi · 489
- Cramer Junior High School1.9 mi · 484
- BayArenac Community High School2.0 mi · 180
- LLCBay Campus2.4 mi · 44
- WR Bush Elementary School2.6 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Detention CenterHow many students attend Detention Center?
Detention Center enrolls approximately 11 students in grades 04-12.
What age range does Detention Center serve?
Detention Center serves students from grade 04 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Detention Center?
Approximately 5.5:1 students per teacher at Detention Center.
What is the student diversity at Detention Center?
Student demographics at Detention Center are roughly 64% White, 9% Hispanic, 27% Black.
Who oversees Detention Center?
Detention Center is overseen by Bay-Arenac ISD in Bay County.
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