Washington Elementary School

Washington Elementary School is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in BAY CITY, Michigan, one of the schools within Bay City School District, with 362 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 13 schools in Bay City School District (6,030 students total), Washington Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Washington Elementary School lists that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 21% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 6% Black. By comparison, Bay County as a whole is about 91% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Washington Elementary School records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Bay County's rate of about 55%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Bay County put median household earnings sit near $61,763, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Washington Elementary School is one of 34 public schools in Bay County (combined enrollment of about 12,525 students).

Nearest neighbor: Bay City Central High School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Washington Elementary School operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 14%: 422 students in 2018 compared to 362 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 21% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

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