ISDLocal Programs

ISDLocal Programs is one of the minimally staffed K-12 campuss in BAY CITY, Michigan, one of the schools within Bay-Arenac ISD, with 92 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 67% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 281 students.

Bay-Arenac ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 147 students; ISDLocal Programs is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ISDLocal Programs reports that nearly all students (85%) are White. The remainder comes out to 9% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% multiracial.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting ISDLocal Programs tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Bay County) shows that median household earnings sit near $61,763, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bay County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,525 students), of which ISDLocal Programs is one.

John Glenn High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 13%: 106 students in 2018 compared to 92 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 91% to 85%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 5.4:1 in 2018 to 7.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for ISDLocal Programs typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.