Elementary · Regular · Grades PK to 5

Mackensen Elementary School, Bay City, MI

CEP schoolMackensen Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bay City, part of Bay City School District. It enrolled 265 students in 2024-25, with 14.7 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students: 265
Teachers (FTE): 18.0
Students per teacher: 14.7
Grades: PK to 5

This school's ratio is 1.5 lower than the district figure of 16.2. The Michigan average across schools is 16.9. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school14.7

District16.2

Michigan16.9

United States15.3

School details

Address: 5535 Dennis Dr, Bay City, MI 48706
Phone: (989)684-4941
District: Bay City School District
County: Bay County
Level: Elementary
Type: Regular
Status: Open
Charter: No
Locale: Suburb: Small
NCES school ID: 260426004101

Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.

Free lunch: 88
Reduced-price lunch: 8
Free or reduced-price lunch: 9636.2% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision: Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other elementary schools in Bay City School District

Auburn Elementary School 474 students
Kolb Elementary School 451 students
Hampton Elementary School 399 students
McAlearSawden Elementary School 378 students
Washington Elementary School 362 students
MacGregor Elementary School 290 students

Elementary schools elsewhere in Bay City

Bangor West Central School Bangor Township Schools
Bangor Lincoln School Bangor Township Schools
Bangor Central School Bangor Township Schools

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.