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Best High Schools in Essexville, MI

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Top rankedGarber High School193^rd of 739 Michigan high schools

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Summary:

The city of Essexville, Michigan is home to two high schools: Garber High School and BayArenac Community High School. Garber High School stands out as the top-performing school in the area, consistently ranking in the top quarter of Michigan high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, BayArenac Community High School has struggled, ranking in the bottom half of the state's high schools with a 1-star rating.

Garber High School's students excel academically, scoring above the state average on a range of assessments, including M-Step Science, M-Step Social Studies, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, and SAT Mathematics. The school also boasts a relatively low dropout rate of 7.6% and a 4-year graduation rate of 82.8%. Additionally, Garber High School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.3, compared to 17.0 at BayArenac Community High School.

While both schools have similar per-student spending, the demographic differences between the two are stark. Garber High School serves a student population with a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (34.83%), while BayArenac Community High School has a much higher rate of 85.11%. This disparity in student demographics may contribute to the significant performance gap observed between the two schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
BayArenac Community High School	Public, Charter	9-12	805 Langstaff St	Essexville	48732	Bay County	Bay-Arenac Community High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 893-8811	180	10	18.8	86.1%	134 (74.4%)	15 (8.3%)	23 (12.8%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)								(n/a)					$12,834	$1,984	$10,850
Garber High School	Public	9-12	213 Pine St	Essexville	48732	Bay County	Essexville-Hampton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 894-9710	489	42	11.6	37.0%	424 (86.7%)	8 (1.6%)	30 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	68.1	193^rd of 739 public high schools	73.9%		72.3	165^th of 743 public high schools	77.8%	28	67.5	28.1	43.4	46.0	$13,126	$610	$12,517

Cities Near Essexville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bay City	2.14 mi	23	398^th
University Center	8.78 mi	1	27^th
Saginaw	10.1 mi	53	414^th
Linwood	11.68 mi	1	458^th
Auburn	12.16 mi	4	167^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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