State Street Academy

This page covers State Street Academy, a medium-sized combined-grade school in BAY CITY, Michigan. The school had 286 students in pre-K through 11 in 2024-25.

Federal records list State Street Academy as its own district.

White students make up a majority at State Street Academy, at 80%. The next largest groups are 7% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. In Bay County overall, about 91% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 35%, meaning two students picked at random have a 35% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1 at State Street Academy, with 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 4.4 below the 17.3:1 average for combined schools in Michigan. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 90%. It compares with 55% for public schools in Bay County.

County data help place the school in context: in Bay County, the median household income is $61,763, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bay County is home to 34 public schools and about 12,525 public school students.

The school nearest to State Street Academy is Bangor Township Virtual School, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

State Street Academy has an NCES locale of City: Small. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.

The school counted 183 students in 2020-21 and 286 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.3:1 in 2020-21 to 12.9:1 in 2024-25.

Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.