Best Public Schools in Bay County, Michigan & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)			M-Step Social Studies (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th 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)																					$12,149	$1,828	$10,321
State Street Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-11	1110 State St	Bay City	48706	Bay County	State Street Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-6484	286	22	12.8	89.9%	228 (79.7%)	19 (6.6%)	11 (3.8%)	13 (4.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)								(n/a)	54.5	22.7			10.0		22.6	13.6							19.4	45.8	30.0	19.4	43.5	30.0	$11,577	$1,008	$10,569
Bay City Academy Farragut Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 N Farragut St	Bay City	48708	Bay County	Bay City Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(989) 414-8254	373	20	18.5	83.4%	240 (64.3%)	35 (9.4%)	29 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (18.0%)								(n/a)	53.6	25.0	28.0		19.4	28.6	28.1	42.9	44.4	16.1	17.9		14.3	33.3	15.6	29.6	16.0	12.5	28.6	20.0	$12,150	$2,267	$9,884
Bangor Central School	Public	PK, KG-5	208 State Park Dr	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bangor Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-8891	332	15	22.6	68.1%	271 (81.6%)	7 (2.1%)	30 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	38.5	886^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.5%		47.3	739^th of 1486 public elementary schools	50.3%	147					19.0	33.9	41.0			34.5	32.1	37.7			44.3			18.0			$13,424	$1,746	$11,679
Christa McAuliffe Middle School	Public	6-8	3281 Kiesel Rd	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bangor Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 686-7640	608	28	21.8	45.6%	477 (78.5%)	17 (2.8%)	80 (13.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	47.6	436^th of 890 public middle schools	51.0%		51.3	386^th of 897 public middle schools	57.0%	50	65.3	24.0						36.8	39.6				25.3	25.5		39.5			38.1		$12,082	$821	$11,261
Bangor Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-5	2771 N Euclid Ave	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bangor Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 686-7639	344	14	25.1	61.0%	276 (80.2%)	3 (0.9%)	38 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	58.1	593^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	60.1%		52.4	675^th of 1486 public elementary schools	54.6%	82					48.3	46.6	56.4			44.8	24.6	27.3			45.5			46.4			$12,464	$1,348	$11,116
Bangor West Central School	Public	K-5	3175 Wilder Rd	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bangor Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-3373	361	14	26.4	52.1%	294 (81.4%)	4 (1.1%)	38 (10.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	56.7	615^th of 1488 public elementary schools	58.7%		43.2	796^th of 1486 public elementary schools	46.4%	181					58.6	45.9	44.3			46.6	42.6	23.0			42.6			34.4			$11,263	$1,436	$9,826
John Glenn High School	Public	9-12	3201 Kiesel Rd	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bangor Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 684-7510	864	32	27.2	31.5%	722 (83.6%)	14 (1.6%)	94 (10.9%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.2%)	57.4	295^th of 739 public high schools	60.1%		53.7	308^th of 743 public high schools	58.5%	13			58.6	25.4													33.0			47.8	$12,213	$788	$11,425
Bangor Township Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	4091 N Euclid Ave	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bangor Township Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(989) 684-8121	182	72	2.5	54.9%	152 (83.5%)	11 (6.0%)	11 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)								(n/a)	54.6		34.0														12.8			13.5	$11,162	$451	$10,711
Bay City Eastern High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	201 Woodside Ln	Bay City	48708	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	Yes	No	No	(989) 895-5550	137	10	13.7	87.6%	83 (60.6%)	12 (8.8%)	25 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.7%)								(n/a)																				18.2	$13,683	$1,579	$12,104
Bay City Adult EducationCTP	Public	9-12	4155 Monitor Rd	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 686-4770	65	0		61.5%	48 (73.8%)	5 (7.7%)	9 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.6%)								(n/a)																					$791	$663	$129
Auburn Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 E Midland Rd	Auburn	48611	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 662-4921	474	25	18.9	42.0%	420 (88.6%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	78.4	288^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.6%		66.7	464^th of 1486 public elementary schools	68.8%	176					44.2	58.3	70.0			48.8	53.6	52.9			58.6			55.7			$9,604	$767	$8,836
Bay City Central High School	Public	9-12	1624 Columbus Ave	Bay City	48708	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 893-9541	921	54	17.0	71.0%	596 (64.7%)	61 (6.6%)	143 (15.5%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (12.2%)	41.4	431^st of 739 public high schools	41.7%		36.5	456^th of 743 public high schools	38.6%	25			53.6	10.7													29.6			40.5	$12,821	$823	$11,998
Hampton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1908 W Youngs Ditch Rd	Bay City	48708	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 893-1100	399	24	16.6	68.7%	267 (66.9%)	14 (3.5%)	72 (18.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.0%)	34.7	944^th of 1488 public elementary schools	36.6%		39.9	849^th of 1486 public elementary schools	42.9%	95					29.2	22.9	45.9			18.5	18.6	33.8			45.9			21.6			$10,583	$1,348	$9,235
Mackensen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5535 Dennis Dr	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 684-4941	265	18	14.6	36.2%	222 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)	49.6	721^st of 1488 public elementary schools	51.5%		55.2	631^st of 1486 public elementary schools	57.5%	90					51.1	28.3	46.8			31.9	34.8	38.3			44.7			29.8			$11,841	$791	$11,050
Western Middle School	Public	6-8	500 W Midland Rd	Auburn	48611	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 662-4489	681	39	17.6	40.2%	594 (87.2%)	6 (0.9%)	40 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (5.0%)	67.5	234^th of 890 public middle schools	73.7%		65	247^th of 897 public middle schools	72.5%	13	75.0	39.8						44.4	38.7				26.7	35.7		52.5			57.9		$9,433	$729	$8,704
Handy Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Blend St	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-1723	598	44	13.6	78.8%	401 (67.1%)	28 (4.7%)	109 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.5%)	24.8	646^th of 890 public middle schools	27.4%		21.4	692^nd of 897 public middle schools	22.9%	46	48.7	13.1						25.4	27.3				10.8	26.3		26.2			23.3		$14,908	$1,984	$12,924
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1821 McKinley St	Bay City	48708	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 894-2744	362	30	12.0	91.2%	212 (58.6%)	23 (6.4%)	76 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (14.1%)	18.8	1185^th of 1488 public elementary schools	20.4%		15.5	1244^th of 1486 public elementary schools	16.3%	59					20.0	25.0	31.0			23.1	13.3	21.4			21.4			19.5			$12,041	$1,728	$10,313
McAlearSawden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2300 Midland Rd	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 684-7702	378	26	14.5	54.0%	310 (82.0%)	5 (1.3%)	34 (9.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.8%)	41.3	840^th of 1488 public elementary schools	43.5%		34.6	941^st of 1486 public elementary schools	36.7%	101					39.3	39.3	42.9			41.0	26.3	27.0			34.4			24.2			$12,105	$1,684	$10,421
Bay City Western High School	Public	9-12	500 W Midland Rd	Auburn	48611	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	No	(989) 662-4481	1,009	43	23.5	31.9%	901 (89.3%)	9 (0.9%)	51 (5.1%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.4%)	45.6	403^rd of 739 public high schools	45.5%		59.4	270^th of 743 public high schools	63.7%	133			59.1	23.6													32.6			28.2	$11,119	$739	$10,380
Kolb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 W Crump St	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 893-9518	451	32	13.9	72.5%	325 (72.1%)	15 (3.3%)	66 (14.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	38.4	887^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.4%		37.4	895^th of 1486 public elementary schools	39.8%	8					37.9	40.7	36.5			42.4	25.4	17.6			35.1			27.0			$12,349	$1,523	$10,826
MacGregor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 Fremont St	Bay City	48708	Bay County	Bay City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 892-1558	290	26	11.3	91.7%	181 (62.4%)	12 (4.1%)	63 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.4%)	11.6	1325^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.0%		16.8	1225^th of 1486 public elementary schools	17.6%	100					12.5	23.9	20.0				17.4				18.2			5.6			$12,790	$2,056	$10,735
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	$12,218	$862	$11,356
Verellen Elementary School	Public	2-4	612 Borton Rd	Essexville	48732	Bay County	Essexville-Hampton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 894-9770	314	14	22.4	46.2%	280 (89.2%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	47	764^th of 1488 public elementary schools	48.7%		43.1	800^th of 1486 public elementary schools	46.2%	36					36.5	33.3				51.0	36.3										$12,092	$948	$11,143
WR Bush Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	800 Nebobish Ave	Essexville	48732	Bay County	Essexville-Hampton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 894-9760	236	17	13.8	46.6%	202 (85.6%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)								(n/a)																					$12,560	$926	$11,634
Cramer Junior High School	Public	5-8	313 Pine St	Essexville	48732	Bay County	Essexville-Hampton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 894-9740	484	28	17.3	42.8%	417 (86.2%)	5 (1.0%)	35 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	51.1	393^rd of 890 public middle schools	55.8%		53.8	353^rd of 897 public middle schools	60.6%	40	79.8	26.3					36.2	30.9	33.0			19.0	23.5	31.2	33.6	37.7		31.0	52.6		$12,462	$747	$11,715
Linwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	517 W Center St	Linwood	48634	Bay County	Pinconning Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 697-5711	122	8	15.7	47.5%	110 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	22.8	1114^th of 1488 public elementary schools	25.1%		23.1	1121^st of 1486 public elementary schools	24.6%	7					25.0	13.0	35.0			29.2	17.4				25.0			25.0			$17,425	$3,263	$14,162
Pinconning High School	Public	9-12	605 W 5th St	Pinconning	48650	Bay County	Pinconning Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 308-0531	370	17	21.6	39.2%	332 (89.7%)	7 (1.9%)	19 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	44.4	413^th of 739 public high schools	44.1%		51.9	329^th of 743 public high schools	55.7%	84			52.8	22.2													27.1			39.4	$12,988	$3,201	$9,787
Pinconning Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	609 W 5th St	Pinconning	48650	Bay County	Pinconning Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 308-0502	359	21	16.8	54.3%	337 (93.9%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	67.5	450^th of 1488 public elementary schools	69.8%		60.2	549^th of 1486 public elementary schools	63.1%	99					41.0	40.9	66.1			50.8	33.3	45.8			66.1			47.5			$12,855	$3,779	$9,076
Pinconning Middle School	Public	6-8	605 W 5th St	Pinconning	48650	Bay County	Pinconning Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(989) 308-0503	244	13	18.9	48.8%	218 (89.3%)	3 (1.2%)	15 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	49.6	415^th of 890 public middle schools	53.4%		49.9	398^th of 897 public middle schools	55.6%	17	64.0	30.3						44.6	26.1				32.0	22.9		40.2			39.1		$11,336	$2,308	$9,029
Detention Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	520 W Hampton Rd	Essexville	48732	Bay County	Bay-Arenac Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(989) 667-3209	11	2	5.5	72.7%	7 (63.6%)	3 (27.3%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
LLCBay Campus	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1435 W Center Rd	Essexville	48732	Bay County	Bay-Arenac Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(989) 846-9510	44	17	2.5	40.9%	35 (79.5%)	3 (6.8%)	3 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.5%)								(n/a)
ISDLocal Programs	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4228 2 Mile Rd	Bay City	48706	Bay County	Bay-Arenac Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(989) 667-3276	92	13	7.0	58.7%	78 (84.8%)	4 (4.3%)	8 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)								(n/a)
Great Lakes Bay Early College	Public	9-12	1961 Delta Rd	University Center	48710	Bay County	Saginaw Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(989) 686-9146	200	10	19.9	23.0%	142 (71.0%)	20 (10.0%)	26 (13.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	88.7	62^nd of 739 public high schools	91.6%		95	31^st of 743 public high schools	95.8%	31			81.5	38.9													64.8			57.4

Best Public Schools in Bay County, MI

Great Lakes Bay Early College

Auburn Elementary School

Garber High School

Western Middle School

Pinconning Central Elementary School

Bangor Lincoln School

John Glenn High School

Bangor West Central School

Cramer Junior High School

Mackensen Elementary School

Pinconning Middle School

Christa McAuliffe Middle School

Verellen Elementary School

Bay City Western High School

Pinconning High School

Bay City Central High School

McAlearSawden Elementary School

Bangor Central School

Kolb Elementary School

Hampton Elementary School

Handy Middle School

Linwood Elementary School

Washington Elementary School

MacGregor Elementary School

Bangor Township Virtual School

Bay City Academy Farragut Campus

Bay City Adult EducationCTP

Bay City Eastern High School

BayArenac Community High School

Detention Center

ISDLocal Programs

LLCBay Campus

State Street Academy

WR Bush Elementary School

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