Bay City Public Schools
Bay City Public Schools is a public school district in Bay County, Michigan. It serves Bay City, Auburn, Monitor Township, Williams Township, and parts of Beaver Township, Frankenlust Township, Hampton Township, Merritt Township, and Portsmouth Township. It also serves a small portion of Saginaw County, 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 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.
Leadership
Superintendent
In February 2025 the Board of Education voted unanimously to select Frankenmuth School District Superintendent Grant Hegenauer as the district's next Superintendent. Hegenauer began his duties on July 1, 2025.Schools
Former schools
- Bay City Wenona School - Opened in 1962 and closed in 2006, remained unused as of 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