Bay City Public Schools is a public
school district
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public Primary school, primary or Secondary school, secondary schools or both in various countries. It is not to be confused with an attendance zone, which is within a school dis ...
in
Bay County, Michigan
Bay County is located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 103,856. The county seat is Bay City. Bay County comprises the Bay City, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Saginaw-Midland ...
. It serves
Bay City,
Auburn,
Monitor Township,
Williams Township, and parts of
Beaver Township,
Frankenlust Township
Frankenlust Township is a civil township of Bay County, Michigan, Bay County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2020 United States census, 2020 Census placed the population at 3,672. This is a 3.1% increase from the 3,562 recorded at the 2010 Unit ...
,
Hampton Township,
Merritt Township, and
Portsmouth Township. It also serves a small portion of
Saginaw County
Saginaw County () is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 190,124. The county seat is Saginaw. The county was created by September 10, 1822, and was fully organized on February 9, 1835. The ...
, including parts of the townships of
Buena Vista,
Kochville, and
Zilwaukee.
History
The first school in Bay City was begun in 1842. A
union school district
In some U.S. states, a union school district or union high school district is a school district that has been established by the consolidation of "two or more school districts situated in the same county". A Joint union school district is simi ...
was formed in 1867, which evolved into the present school district. The district's first high school was built in 1869. It was succeeded by the following high school buildings:
*A new high school opened on the East Side on March 27, 1882.
*On March 27, 1922, it was replaced by Central High School.
*In 1923, Handy Middle School was established as T.L. Handy Junior High School. It became T.L. Handy High School in 1946, and returned to use as a middle school in 1990.
*
Bay City Western High School opened in Auburn in September, 1973.
Schools
Former schools
* Bay City Wenona School - Opened in 1962 and closed in 2006, remained unused as of 2015
[ - Updated December 22, 2015]
* Thomas Jefferson School - Opened in 1959 and closed in 2006, used by Bay County Toys for Tots and Do-All Inc. as of 2015
[
* Riegel School - Opened in either 1970 or 1971 and closed in 2006, used by Bay City Public Schools as a storage facility as of 2015][
* Trombley School - Opened in 1952, closed in 2002, remained unused as of 2015][
]
References
External links
Bay City Public Schools
School districts in Michigan
Bay City, Michigan
Education in Bay County, Michigan
Education in Midland County, Michigan
Education in Saginaw County, Michigan
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