State Street Academy

State Street Academy is a combined-grade school of reasonably sized scale in BAY CITY, Michigan, overseen by State Street Academy, educateing 286 students in grades pre-K through 11.

State Street Academy sits inside State Street Academy, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, State Street Academy reports that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 7% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 90% of students at State Street Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Bay County's rate of about 55%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Bay County indicate the typical household earns roughly $61,763 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bay County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,525 students), State Street Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Bangor Township Virtual School, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

State Street Academy operates from a metropolitan location. State Street Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 183%: 101 students in 2018 compared to 286 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 9.2:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

On the community side, members of the State Street Academy community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.