Total enrollment
5,280
+189 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Anchor Bay School District
Michigan · 5,295 students · 3 cities
Anchor Bay School District's 11 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 5,295 students across 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high.
4-year change in Anchor Bay School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
-1 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Anchor Bay School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Michigan | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #44 of 121 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 5,295 | #48 of 454 | #1,816 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 10 | #50 of 454 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #349 of 452 | #7,691 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 25.4% | #389 of 454 | #7,024 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.9% | #202 of 325 | #5,329 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Anchor Bay School District
State test results across the district's 8 scored schools run from Great Oaks Elementary School at 58.8% proficient to Anchor Bay Middle School South at 42.0%, a gap of 16.8 points. That is the 77th widest gap among 129 Michigan districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 5,493 to 5,280 students (down 4%) and from 265 to 293 full-time teachers (up 11%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor Bay High School | Ira | High | 09-12 | 1,740 |
| Anchor Bay Middle School North | New Baltimore | Middle | 06-08 | 671 |
| Anchor Bay Middle School South | Chesterfield | Middle | 06-08 | 509 |
| Great Oaks Elementary School | Chesterfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 468 |
| Ashley Elementary School | New Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 441 |
| Lighthouse Elementary School | New Baltimore | Elementary | PK-05 | 441 |
| Dean A Naldrett School | Chesterfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 353 |
| Lottie M Schmidt Elem School | Chesterfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 338 |
| Francois Maconce Elem School | Ira | Elementary | PK-05 | 319 |
| Compass Pointe | Ira | High | 09-12 | 15 |
| Sugarbush Early Childhood | Chesterfield | Elementary | PK-PK | 0 |
About Anchor Bay School District
Across 11 schools, Anchor Bay School District hosts about 5,295 students in Michigan. By footprint it is a thinly populated district.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Anchor Bay School District is built around 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Anchor Bay School District is about 481, above the Michigan average of roughly 406.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 5,280 students, grew 4% from the 5,091 reported in SY 2020-21. Anchor Bay School District now counts 9 public schools, down from 10 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Anchor Bay School District discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.