Great Lakes Bay Early College

Great Lakes Bay Early College is one of the intimate secondary schools in UNIV CTR, Michigan, overseen by Saginaw ISD, with 200 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 57% leaner than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 460 students.

Across the 5 schools in Saginaw ISD (468 students total), Great Lakes Bay Early College accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Great Lakes Bay Early College records that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment; the rest looks like 13% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.6:1, putting Great Lakes Bay Early College tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bay County (around 55%), the school's rate is south of typical.

In the broader community, Bay County reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,763 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Bay County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,525 students), of which Great Lakes Bay Early College is one.

Mackensen Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.9 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Great Lakes Bay Early College's enrollment has grew 3% since 2018, when it stood at 194 (now 200). White enrollment moved from 78% to 71% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 48.5:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

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