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Schools in Bay Shore

Bay Shore’s public schools

Charlevoix Public Schools and Public Schools of Petoskey have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bay Shore. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/7schools above Michigan’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.2K
▲ 4% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Public Schools of Petoskey
Students per teacher
14.8
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,319 students on the public path
In brief

Bay Shore’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Bay Shore’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. Lincoln School places highest (better than 91%); Charlevoix Elementary School lowest (68%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Bay Shore, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Petoskey Middle School and Charlevoix Middle High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bay Shore, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Charlevoix Public Schools.

Two districts serve Bay Shore

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Charlevoix Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 785 students · 13.7 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$17,845MI $16,528 · FY2024
A−
Public Schools of PetoskeyGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,396 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 15.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$17,179MI $16,528 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Charlevoix Public Schools51%
State average 45.4% · 417 students tested
Math · PK–12, Charlevoix Public Schools41%
State average 33.6% · 418 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Public Schools of Petoskey64%
State average 45.4% · 1279 students tested
Math · PK–12, Public Schools of Petoskey54%
State average 33.6% · 1278 students tested

Bay Shore vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Bay Shore’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bay Shore—Charlevoix PK–12 · Public Schools of Petoskey PK–12
PetoskeyAPublic Schools of Petoskey
ResortAPublic Schools of Petoskey

All 2 neighbors share Public Schools of Petoskey with Bay Shore for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Bay Shore

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bay Shorein other towns
Charlevoix Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Charlevoix
B+
398 students13:1Rate it →
Ottawa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Petoskey
B+
250 students12:1Rate it →
Sheridan School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Petoskey
A−
252 students14:1Rate it →
Lincoln School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Petoskey
A
237 students15:1Rate it →
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Petoskey
B+
234 students15:1Rate it →
Petoskey Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Petoskey
A−
561 students15:1Rate it →
Charlevoix Middle High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Charlevoix
A−
387 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Bay Shore’s schools

Are Bay Shore’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bay Shore. Charlevoix Public Schools and Public Schools of Petoskey have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bay Shore. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bay Shore in?

Charlevoix Public Schools and Public Schools of Petoskey.

Where do Bay Shore kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Petoskey Middle School and Charlevoix Middle High School.

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What Bay Shore families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.