Bobcat Innovation

Located at 11920 S SAGINAW ST, in GRAND BLANC, Michigan, Bobcat Innovation is a medium-sized combined-grade school that teaches 343 students (grades K through 12), run under Grand Blanc Community Schools. Compared to the state average of about 281 students per school, that is 22% above typical.

Within Grand Blanc Community Schools, which oversees 13 schools and 7,457 students, Bobcat Innovation is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bobcat Innovation logs that White students make up the majority at 69%. The remainder is composed of 15% Black, 9% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Genesee County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Bobcat Innovation reports 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Genesee County's rate of about 61%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bobcat Innovation tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.6%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Genesee County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $62,281 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bobcat Innovation is one of 158 public schools in Genesee County (combined enrollment of about 58,534 students).

Perry Learning Center is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bobcat Innovation. On composite proficiency, Bobcat Innovation comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.2%.

Bobcat Innovation operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bobcat Innovation has increased 174%, going from 125 students in 2018 to 343 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 10% to 2% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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