Public schools in Essexville, MI
Essexville has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 1,758 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Essexville-Hampton Public Schools runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Essexville's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Essexville | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essexville-Hampton Public Schools | 4 | 1,500 | $13,241 |
| Bay-Arenac ISD | 2 | 722 | not reported |
| Bay-Arenac Community High School | 1 | 172 | $11,779 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Essexville, 669 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garber High School | 489 | 11.7 | 33.5% | Essexville-Hampton Public Schools |
| BayArenac Community High School | 180 | 18.8 | 86.1% | Bay-Arenac Community High School |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Essexville, 484 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cramer Junior High School | 484 | 17.4 | 40.1% | Essexville-Hampton Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 elementary schools in Essexville, 550 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verellen Elementary School | 314 | 22.4 | 39.8% | Essexville-Hampton Public Schools |
| WR Bush Elementary School | 236 | 13.9 | 43.6% | Essexville-Hampton Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 other schools in Essexville, 55 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LLCBay Campus | 44 | 2.6 | 40.9% | Bay-Arenac ISD |
| Detention Center | 11 | 5.5 | 72.7% | Bay-Arenac ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Essexville's public schools compare with Michigan's
The median Essexville school has 15.6 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Michigan median of 16.5. 57% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 41% across the state. Its median school enrolls 236 students (state 360).
| Essexville | Michigan | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 15.6 | 16.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 236 | 360 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 57% | 41% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 71% | 76% |
| Charter schools | 14% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Essexville schools and the 3,326 Michigan schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Essexville
- Essexville-Hampton Public SchoolsRuns 4 of Essexville's 7 public schools and spent $13,241 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,241
- Garber High School, the largest high school in Essexville489 students in 2024-25, 11.7 per teacher.489
- Compare Essexville-Hampton Public Schools with Bay-Arenac ISDEssexville's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in MichiganMichigan's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for an Essexville addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Essexville
How many public schools are in Essexville, MI?
7 public schools with an address in Essexville were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 2 elementary, 2 other, enrolling 1,758 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Essexville?
Garber High School, with 489 students in 2024-25 (Essexville-Hampton Public Schools).Which districts run Essexville's schools?
Essexville-Hampton Public Schools (4 schools), Bay-Arenac ISD (2 schools), Bay-Arenac Community High School (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25