Tri-City Sun

There were 362 African American students enrolled in Bay County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.2% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Bay County welcomed 12,814 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 2.8% of the student body to be the fourth highest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 34 schools in Bay County, Bay City Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 62 students.

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	% of African American students enrolment	Total enrollment
Bay City Central High School	6	1,033
Handy Middle School	6	685
Washington Elementary School	5.8	395
Bay City Academy Farragut Campus	6.5	341
Bay City Eastern High School	14.7	116
Great Lakes Bay Early College	9.3	182
State Street Academy	6.2	258
Christa McAuliffe Middle School	2.3	657
MacGregor Elementary School	4.5	313
John Glenn High School	1.5	849
Kolb Elementary School	2.5	477
Hampton Elementary School	3	405
Bay-Arenac Community High School	6.3	174
Western Middle School	1.2	726
Bangor Central School	2.8	327
Bay City Western High School	0.7	1,102
Cramer Junior High School	1.3	456
Garber High School	1.2	514
Bangor West Central School	1.7	356
Bangor Township Virtual School	4.3	140
McAlear-Sawden Elementary School	1.1	352
Bangor Lincoln School	1.3	317
Bay City Adult Education CTP	6.3	63
Intermediate School District Local Programs	4.5	89
Pinconning High School	0.8	394
Pinconning Central Elementary School	0.8	361
Pinconning Middle School	1.1	273
Linwood Elementary School	2.3	130
Auburn Elementary School	0.4	474
W. R. Bush Elementary School	0.9	227
LLC - Bay Campus	2.6	76
MacKensen Elementary School	0.4	245
Verellen Elementary School	0.3	303
Detention Center	25	4