Tri-City Sun

Bay City Western High School had the highest enrollment among Bay County schools, welcoming 1,102 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.4% of them were boys, and 49.6% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 90.4% of the Bay City Western High School total enrollment.

Among the 34 schools in Bay County, Bay City Central High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,033 students, while John Glenn High School welcomed 849 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Bay City Western High School is part of Bay City School District, which roughly covers schools within Bay County, with its main office in Bay City.

In the previous school year, Bay City Western High School also had the highest number of students among Bay County schools.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Bay City Western High School	Auburn	1,102
Bay City Central High School	Bay City	1,033
John Glenn High School	Bay City	849
Western Middle School	Auburn	726
Handy Middle School	Bay City	685
Christa McAuliffe Middle School	Bay City	657
Garber High School	Essexville	514
Kolb Elementary School	Bay City	477
Auburn Elementary School	Auburn	474
Cramer Junior High School	Essexville	456
Hampton Elementary School	Bay City	405
Washington Elementary School	Bay City	395
Pinconning High School	Pinconning	394
Pinconning Central Elementary School	Pinconning	361
Bangor West Central School	Bay City	356
McAlear-Sawden Elementary School	Bay City	352
Bay City Academy Farragut Campus	Bay City	341
Bangor Central School	Bay City	327
Bangor Lincoln School	Bay City	317
MacGregor Elementary School	Bay City	313
Verellen Elementary School	Essexville	303
Pinconning Middle School	Pinconning	273
State Street Academy	Bay City	258
MacKensen Elementary School	Bay City	245
W. R. Bush Elementary School	Essexville	227
Great Lakes Bay Early College	Univ Ctr	182
Bay-Arenac Community High School	Essexville	174
Bangor Township Virtual School	Bay City	140
Linwood Elementary School	Linwood	130
Bay City Eastern High School	Bay City	116
Intermediate School District Local Programs	Bay City	89
LLC - Bay Campus	Essexville	76
Bay City Adult Education CTP	Bay City	63
Detention Center	Essexville	4