Private schools in Bay City, MI
10 schools in Bay City itself and 6 more within 12 miles.
Bay City private schools at a glance
Bay City has 10 private schools of its own, and 6 more are within 12 miles. In Bay City itself: 2 Catholic and 8 other Christian; 9 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school. Counting the 6 nearby, there are 16 in all: 3 Catholic and 13 other Christian; 14 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. 2 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 93 students and 11.1 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
Private schools in Bay City (10)
Schools that give Bay City as their address come first, then the 6 more within 12 miles. Closest schools first in each group. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
No school in Bay City matches all of those.
All Saints Catholic Middle & High School
under 1 miImmanuel Lutheran School
under 1 miZion Lutheran School
1 miNearby, within 12 miles (6)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Bay City.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grace Christian School
11 miPrivate schools
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How many private schools are there in Bay City?
10 private schools give Bay City as their address. Counting nearby towns, we list 16: 10 in Bay City and 6 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,621 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Bay City is Faith Lutheran School with 149 students. The largest within 12 miles is Valley Lutheran High School with 307 students.
Does Michigan pay for private school?
No state program pays private school tuition. No Michigan program pays private school tuition. The state constitution (Article VIII, section 2) bars any state payment, tax credit, deduction or voucher for attending a nonpublic school.