Tri-City Sun

There were 37 American Indian students enrolled in Bay County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 24.5% less than the previous year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Data showed that Bay County welcomed 12,733 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, American Indian students comprised 0.3% of the student body to be the second lowest represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 34 schools in Bay County, Bay City Central High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of seven 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 American Indian students enrolment	Total enrollment
Bay City Central High School	0.7	989
Western Middle School	0.7	714
McAlear-Sawden Elementary School	0.8	359
Pinconning Central Elementary School	0.8	382
Pinconning High School	0.8	385
Handy Middle School	0.5	618
Kolb Elementary School	0.4	454
John Glenn High School	0.1	893
Hampton Elementary School	0.2	415
Garber High School	0.2	511
Cramer Junior High School	0.2	456
Bangor Township Virtual School	0.6	156
Verellen Elementary School	0.3	293
Bay City Academy Farragut Campus	0.3	363
Bay-Arenac Community High School	0.5	188
Bangor Central School	0.3	336
MacGregor Elementary School	0.3	291
Intermediate School District Local Programs	1	97
Bay City Western High School	0	1,033
Christa McAuliffe Middle School	0	650
Bangor West Central School	0	352
Washington Elementary School	0	390
Great Lakes Bay Early College	0	185
Bangor Lincoln School	0	337
Auburn Elementary School	0	478
Bay City Eastern High School	0	131
State Street Academy	0	259
Pinconning Middle School	0	280
Bay City Adult Education CTP	0	60
Detention Center	0	11
MacKensen Elementary School	0	248
W. R. Bush Elementary School	0	242
LLC - Bay Campus	0	68
Linwood Elementary School	0	109