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Bay City Eastern High School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

Summary

Bay City Eastern High School is a public high school in Bay City, Michigan, serving 116 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Bay City School District, which is ranked 380 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bay City Eastern High School faces significant challenges compared to nearby schools. The school has struggled with extremely low graduation rates, reaching only 32.8% in the 2022-2023 school year, far below the 93.3% rate at Bay City Western High School and 80.0% at Bay City Central High School. Correspondingly, Bay City Eastern High School has had high dropout rates, reaching 26.0% in the 2022-2023 school year, much higher than the 3.1% and 8.3% rates at the other two schools. The school also has an alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rate of 84.7%, more than four times the rate of Bay City Western High School and nearly twice the rate of Bay City Central High School.

Academically, Bay City Eastern High School students perform significantly worse on standardized tests compared to district and state averages. In the 2022-2023 school year, only 14.29% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in M-Step Science and Social Studies, compared to 38.3% and 35% for the Bay City School District, and 39% and 36.1% for the state of Michigan. This poor academic performance may be linked to the school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds, with 81.03% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, much higher than the 29.04% at Bay City Western High School and 64.47% at Bay City Central High School.

137

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,683

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Woodside Ln
Bay City, MI 48708-5546

(989) 895-5550

District: Bay City School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.6%

Hispanic:

18.2%

Two or more races:

11.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2010 → 9th in 2023

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (18% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Michigan average (36% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the Michigan average (12% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg33%

Michigan avg42%

Not ranked this year

Bay City Eastern High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

352^nd of 613Bay City School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	10.0	671 of 735	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	643 of 824	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.6	569 of 835	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.0	594 of 852	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	11.7	745 of 832	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.4	658 of 799	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.0	681 of 805	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.7	656 of 773	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.3	571 of 784	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.4	664 of 765	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.9	574 of 754	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	7.2	686 of 750	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.3	720 of 767	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.3	674 of 705	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	7.3	624 of 710	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	553 of 635	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	588 of 755	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	12.0	593 of 707	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	9.8	608 of 647	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	619 of 708	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2018)16th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile

Female (2018)12th percentile-10 vs school

White (2023)6th percentile-3 vs school

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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 (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	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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Carrollton High School	Public	9-12	1235 Mapleridge Rd	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	Carrollton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 753-3433	431	25	17.4	74.5%	170 (39.4%)	128 (29.7%)	114 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	28.9	512^th of 739 public high schools	30.7%		26.6	535^th of 743 public high schools	28.0%	23	51.6	9.5	20.8	29.2	$17,110	$3,301	$13,810
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
Omni High School	Public	9-12	479 Shattuck Rd	Saginaw	48604	Saginaw County	Carrollton Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(989) 753-3477	125	6	21.3	83.2%	60 (48.0%)	24 (19.2%)	38 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)								(n/a)				15.0	$11,325	$1,100	$10,224

Frequently Asked Questions about Bay City Eastern High School

How many students attend Bay City Eastern High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 137 students attended Bay City Eastern High School.

What is the racial makeup of Bay City Eastern High School?

Students at Bay City Eastern High School are 61% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 9% African American.

What district is Bay City Eastern High School in?

Bay City School District

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